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Good to see an #herbarium study from @newphyt.bsky.social featured on NPR, with an assessment of what we stand to lose when herbaria are closed. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... www.kcur.org/news/2025-02... Includes quotes from @barbarathiers.bsky.social, Jordan Teischer, Lynn Clark.

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Just extended the deadline to March 21 for this position in the Plant Phylogenomics group at the University of Vienna. It is sort of a "post doc plus" position funded for up to six years. Please reach out if you want to chat - I'd love to talk to you about it! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

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Come to Purdue this summer to get experience in Plant Data Science!!

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I found this piece that explains so clearly the origin of the confusion between #sweetpotatoes and #yams - different species, and even different plant families. www.marthastewart.com/8169219/yams...

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New preprint characterizing diverse hybrid dysfunction phenotypes (sperm, gonads, copulatory structures) despite no detectable pre-zygotic isolation, work led by students Maia Dall'Acqua and Amanda Peak (now with @johnstinchcombe.bsky.social ) #celegans www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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KU Center for Genomics is hiring a postdoctoral fellow! Choose a mentor among the Center's faculty and propose an original project. Two years funding and generous research budget included. Please share, retweet and apply! genomics.ku.edu/ku-center-geno…

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Aye-ayes are clearly unusual, but @glom.bsky.social @3rdreviewer.bsky.social &co show that they also have an unusual pattern of #MutationBias; older females transmit more mutations than males. This is a first for mammals, raising questions about other #lemurs 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/40SR4kj

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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

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#Nitrogen: A double-edged sword in agriculture. Nitrogen fertilisers have transformed #foodproduction, but improper use is harming #soil, #water, #air, #biodiversity & #humanhealth. #ReduceNWaste www.fao.org/newsroom/det...

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Where the hell is the legal opposition to Trump & Elon? Unionized government employees have contracts that have been collectively bargained. Congressionally established & funded agencies can't be disbanded b/c a tech bro doesn't like them. Tax & SS numbers have strong legal privacy protections.

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"Many Americans Say the Democratic Party Does Not Share Their Priorities" Beyond trying to stop Trump's most damaging ideas-- a herculean task in itself-- the Democratic opposition also needs to provide a message that better resonates with more voters. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...

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I caught him live last night. Trudeau's speech is worth watching on both sides of the border

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Happy birthday to us! 🥳 Promoting plant science since 1902. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1469...

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

Happened to me as well. @britishecolsoc.bsky.social ... Free access for $12 to $49 per article!

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

My personal view is that, whether it was or was not a Nazi salute, the guy's still a prick.

submitted 37 days ago • 2 comments

Looking for a place to conduct your research? 100 years of place-based data & information, fellowships to help support researchers & grad students, fully funded summer camp for your kids (if you have 'em). Apply today! We are actively recruiting new research teams. Join our incredible community.

submitted 49 days ago • 7 comments

My @torontostar.bsky.social column this week: a City Hall-commissioned survey found that half of residents think Toronto is getting worse. Not great! I asked Mayor Olivia Chow what she can do to change that. Her 2025 budget is an opportunity to turn things around. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

submitted 48 days ago • 2 comments

Last chance to apply for an Associate Professor position in our Plant Biology Department at SLU. Deadline Jan 20th. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

Do you teach field-based courses? Or hope to? Wrote a brief commentary for the new Plant Science Bulletin on why these course need to be offered/supported. TL;DR the kids need to get outside... where integrative biology lives. #SICB2025 #STEMeducation digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/fac_journ/21...

submitted 51 days ago • 3 comments

Review of applications for the next director of the Kellogg Biological Station begins in just a few weeks (January 21st)! Please consider applying and share widely! careers.msu.edu/jobs/institu...

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

It feels surreal to see my PhD research featured on the cover of Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... Incredibly proud of the work that went into this. And so grateful for the opportunities, resources, support and mentorship from co-authors and my whole scientific community that made it possible

submitted 55 days ago • 11 comments

Late-breaking job ad: The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA) is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Evolutionary Biology!!! More details below. Please repost!

submitted 72 days ago • 6 comments

Scientist position at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. We are looking for neuroscientists with interests in the molecular and cellular bases of cognition. The position is open-rank, and the successful candidate will also be appointed at U Toronto. Deadline is Feb 15th. Come join us!

submitted 72 days ago • 3 comments

Orrin Pilkey as passed. A hero who gave a crystal-clear answer on how to negotiate the balance of science and advocacy. This @nytimes.com obit shows his deep impact on coastal geology science and policy in an arena with multi-billion dollar stakes. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/s...

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

We're hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in undergraduate biology teaching! Come work at the University of Guelph and join an awesome department with a great and large cohort of new faculty!

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

New work from Julia Boyle-- a recently minted PhD, coadvised with @mfrederickson.bsky.social -- on the interaction between rhizobia and soil microbiomes for legumes! This was a fun project involving multiple undergrad researchers, and using our field station's terrestrial climate warming arrays.

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

A really exciting new study: evidence that males evolve better sight in order to detect female dishonesty in dance flies. One for the textbooks! A male resistance trait! Great one from @rosalindmurray @luc_bussiere @dtgwynne & team academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

My postdoc work on phylogenomics of Rumex is out ahead of print in Evolution Letters! academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...

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Yep

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#Herbarium specimens reveal links between leaf shape of Capsella bursa-pastoris & climate New #AJB research by Asia Hightower, Daniel Chitwood & Emily Josephs doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #evolution

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Not many people san say they helped save an estimated 50 million lives. RIP. 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/s...

submitted 114 days ago • 13 comments

I'm so excited to announce that my department is now hiring TWO ECOLOGISTS at the Assistant Professor Level. We will be really excited to substantially expand research in ecology in our EEOB Department at UCR. Please Repost and share widely! aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01983

submitted 117 days ago • 2 comments

I am interested in recruiting PhD students in the area of plant ecological genetics! Potential topics include ecological genomics in Arabidopsis, morning glory, or ragweed; plant-microbe interactions; or new topics at the intersection of quant gen and pop gen. Application portal opens Nov 1.

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