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Plant immunity wins the biology category prize for Dance Your PhD and capsaicin from chilli peppers forms the basis for the Overall winner! www.science.org/content/arti... #PlantScience

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#JustIn on Plantae: Celebrating Disabled Scientists in Plant Science. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellow, Malini Muthu Karpagam, shares the journeys of two disabled plant scientists who are reimagining how plant science can become more welcoming of everyone. buff.ly/Q4Stb7H #plantscience

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I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs. Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng Custom Lab Hardware Turn Key Genetic Design Please repost for reach 💚

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𝐴𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑎 𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑧𝑎𝑒 shows us that some flowers shy away from those cute stories about plants and pollinators, and that they have evolved extreme techniques to ensure pollination. This plant's technique? A hairy prison. @botany.one #Scicomm #PlantScience #Botany 🧪 botany.one/2025/04/that...

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What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career. predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...

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How Buriti Seeds Survive Floods and Droughts Buriti seeds may be sensitive to drying out, but a thorough analysis of their anatomy and physiology reveals surprising resilience to water stress. wp.me/pdRZhH-lWo #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

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If you have the bandwidth right now, this is a great opportunity to demonstrate that the ethos of systematic biology hasn’t changed even if policies have! Consider applying to make a difference.

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Seed banking is crucial to safeguarding threatened plants from extinction, but seeds can be surprisingly fussy, as I learned in my latest for @knowablemag.bsky.social ☘️🌱🌳🌼🌺 Featuring @naomibot.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social #plantconservation #botanicalgardens knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

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🗞️Check out my popular article in "The Bulletin: The Newsletter of the @ntbgarden.bsky.social" 🌱I discuss a multi-strategy approach to conserving Hawaiian seeds by highlighting 5 different groups of species; #Metrosideros, #Pritchardia, #Hibiscus, #Melicope, #Campanulaceae. ntbg.org/stories/savi...

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In one of my latest interviews for @botany.one, I present you the work of Seheno Andriantsaralaza —a conservation biologist aiming to preserve one of the most emblematic plants from Madagascar! #Scicomm #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 botany.one/2025/04/sehe...

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On his debut as a writer for @botany.one, Andres Pereira-Guaqueta present us a study into the potential effects of global environmental change on (almost) everyone's favourite treat! #SciComm #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 botany.one/2025/04/coul...

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In my latest interview for @botany.one, @adricorrales.bsky.social reminds us that plants are not alone; they thrive in association with many other organisms such as fungi and bacteria. #SciComm #PlantScience #Botany 🧪🍄 botany.one/2025/04/adri...

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Hi Folks! Myself and the Barberan Lab at U of A are still looking for a PhD student to work on an NSF funded project exploring effects of fire and invasion on soil microbes. We are looking for someone to start in Fall! SOON! Email me if you are interested! PLS Repost! @EsaSeeds

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In one of my latest contributions to @botany.one, I present you an exciting paper by Pietro Maruyama and colleagues, where they explore how urbanisation affects hummingbirds and their interactions with plants in cities! @pnas.org #Botany #SciComm 🧪🌎 botany.one/2025/03/humm...

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Simple guidelines can go a long way in crafting a strong narrative, like this one from @britishecologicalsociety.org 'There are at least 4 types of discussion that let an otherwise good paper down: saga, whodunit, report, fairy tale.' besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

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@victorh-duarte.bsky.social came back to @botany.one to talk about how Bauhinia galpinii's flowers have evolved in such a way that allows it to be pollinated by butterflies #Botany #PlantScience #SciComm 🧪 Find more about this fascinating study on the link below 👇: botany.one/2025/03/from...

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Probit analysis is key to modelling seed viability loss over time. A new Methods paper in #SeedScienceResearch led by @dustinwolkis.bsky.social provides R code for fitting survival curves and assessing seed longevity under different storage conditions! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

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In my latest interview for @botany.one, I present you the work of @renskeonstein.bsky.social, a researcher always looking for the "big picture" of plant evolution and biogeography #Botany #PlantScience #SciComm 🧪🌍 Renske's research is something you don't want to miss! botany.one/2025/03/rens...

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In her debut in @botany.one, Paula Erazo brings us some exciting results about the potential of one of the smallest plants in the world for #space #agriculture! #Botany #PlantScience #SciComm 🧪🚀🌱 Check out this fascinating study on the link below 👇: botany.one/2025/03/wolf...

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Una investigación de la Universidad de Oviedo y el IMIB resalta que las semillas de sitios más cálidos y secos se adaptan para germinar en condiciones de sequía. 🌸 https://f.mtr.cool/ymbfsxujvg

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My latest interview for @botany.one features the amazing work by @dustinwolkis.bsky.social in Hawaiʻi. By working on seed germination and conservation, Dustin aims to fulfil his personal duty of preserving one of the most diverse islands worldwide #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 botany.one/2025/03/dust...

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DBG members are invited to push the career of ERCs by nominating them for DBG’s Best Paper Prize. Award given for an outstanding #PlantSci paper resulting from a Master or PhD thesis. Details www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/about-us-...

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Lower survival rate among trainees in labs with highly productive mentors raises important concerns about what we value in academia. Many interesting things to stew over with this paper! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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📢 Are you ready for the next cycle of Cutting vEdge Tools? The first webinar is in just a week, March 21st at 14:00 CET: Florian Jansen will show how to handle species concepts when dealing with databases! 📝Join for free at forms.gle/mrjs8gpEy6ih... only 100 places so don't miss your chance!

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Lucy Sauereßig is the first PhD student participating in our @botany.one interview series, and you won't want to miss her fascinating research! #Scicomm #Botany #PlantScience Her research has a bit of everything: microrganisms, oaks and tree climbing! 🦠🌱🌳 botany.one/2025/03/lucy...

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Make our giant seed paper model to find out how germination happens! Learn more here: buff.ly/4Y3wyS6 #EduSky #SciTeachUK #iteachbio #seeds #germination #plants #plantsci #scienceteacher

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One week to submit your abstract for this year's Biennial ISSS Conference! With more than 150 abstracts submitted to date, this #SeedScience event promises to bring you all the exciting advances in the area. More information is available at the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...

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"We moved a conference halfway around the globe to avoid visa discrimination" There's some useful information in this article about how to decide where to hold international conferences. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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There is a new deadline for Abstract Submissions for the International Society for Seed Science 2025 Conference. Get your Abstracts ready for March 14th! More information on Abstract Submission on the following link: isss2025.com.au/conference-s...

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In my latest interview for @botany.one, I bring you some of the stories behind the exciting research by Prof. Bruce Anderson —a born entomologist who became passionate about plants and their interactions 🌸🐝. #SciComm #Pollination #Botany #Ecology botany.one/2025/02/bruc...

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@victorh-duarte.bsky.social brought an exciting story to @botany.one: the first report of Ethiopian Wolves as #pollinators! #Botany #PlantScience #Ecology 🧪 Check this fantastic story (and some outstanding amazing pictures) on the link below 👇 botany.one/2025/02/from...

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I really liked this idea of using a histogram as a legend in a choropleth map (since land isn't unemployed; people are), so I made a little guide to doing it with #rstats, {ggplot2}, and {patchwork} www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/02...

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For my latest post for @botany.one, I was able to interview Dr Karen Sommerville from the Botanic Gardens of Sydney. You don't wanna miss all the exciting #SeedScience and #biodiverstity conservation projects she's currently involved in! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪🌱🫘 botany.one/2025/02/kare...

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There are 10 days left to submit your abstract for the ISSS 2025! Don't miss the opportunity to send your work to one of the largest events devoted to #SeedScience 🫘🌱! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 More information on the following link: isss2025.com.au

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🌱 New resource for understanding #seed longevity! 🌱 This new paper published #OpenAccess in Seed Science Research by @cambridgeup.bsky.social demonstrates a method for modeling seed longevity using the free software R. 👨‍💻 Full codes are provided. doi.org/10.1017/S096... #rstats #rstudio #positron

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Carol comes back to @botany.one to present us a study on how the flower colour of invasive species can be critical when competing for the attention of #pollinators with native ones! 🌸🐝 🧪 #Botany #PlantScience #SciComm botany.one/2025/02/the-...

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La Red ARG Plant Women llegó a Bluesky! @argplantwomen.bsky.social 🌱 Pueden seguirnos para enterarse de nuestras actividades 💚

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The ISSS has curated a starter pack with seed scientists working on a wide variety of #SeedScience topics, from molecular biology to ecological restoration. If you want to be part of the starter pack or know another fellow seed scientist, please leave us a comment bellow! go.bsky.app/H38GoMy

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Botanists of bluesky, help! I'm making a plant anatomy video series w the Onyenedum Lab & we need SEM images of the babiest leaf primordium on a SAM (no ad/ab differentiation yet) and a slightly less baby primordium with ad/ab flatness. Do you have any we could use? 🧪🌾 We'll credit you ofc! Tysm 🙏

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In his latest post for @botany.one, @victorh-duarte.bsky.social —new to Bluesky— takes us to the tropical forest of South America to learn that male Orchid #Bees use various non-conventional sources to elaborate on the perfumes they use for courtship! #Botany #Ecology botany.one/2025/02/how-...

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The International Society for Seed Science —the non-profit academic organisation committed to promoting research, education and communication in the understanding of seeds— has made its way to Bluesky. If you are interested in #SeedScience, you can't miss our activities and updates! 🫘🌱🧪

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What can 5,000-year-old trees teach us about resilience? Scientists in jxbotany.bsky.social reveal how ancient giants like Methuselah use DNA methylation to pass down survival strategies through generations. https://botany.one/2025/02/can-you-teach-an-old-log-new-tricks/ #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

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📝 How Amazon Trees Marched to the Atlantic Forest 🧵 https://doi.org/n3rb Ancient rainforest trees found hidden highways through Brazil's drylands, making more than a dozen epic journeys from the Amazon to the Atlantic coast over twelve million years. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 #InBrief

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📣 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Are you a researcher exploring the underground? 🍄 Apply to become an Underground Explorer. Gain funding and support from our thriving community of myconauts. Help us spread the word. 🗓️ Deadline: 21 March 👉 Find out more and apply: https://buff.ly/3CludWr

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Incorporating Sex-Diverse and Gender-Inclusive Perspectives in Higher Education Biology Courses. Really glad to finally see this in print. And proud to have played a small role in writing it. #sex #gender #STEMeducation @sicbjournals.bsky.social #SICB2025 academic.oup.com/icb/article-...

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What do you get when you cross one orchid taxa with another in subtribe Orchidinae? Increased seed quality and germination performance! Find out more in this months #EditorsChoice article 🌍🧪🌿👇 academic.oup.com/botlinnean/a... @linneansociety.bsky.social

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Extinction of experience among ecologists www.cell.com/trends/ecolo.... The impacts that a loss of #fieldwork will have for #science, #ecology and the #biodiversity and #climate crises.

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The DVS Mentorship Program returns! Apply by February 2 for the February - May cohort. This program offers mentees early in their #dataviz career an opportunity to work with a mentor who has 5+ years of professional experience in the field. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3YzvbVT

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Struggling to make a smelly onion or an unripe pepper exciting for your biology students? Grab a simple optical microscope and transform boredom into curiosity! You will discover the vibrant colour palette of plant pigments hidden in food crops we eat every day. https://botany.fyi/yx9vab #Botany

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