John Fowler (he/him)
@jefowlerjr.bsky.social
At heart, still mostly a geneticist; admittedly over-enthusiastic about maize; in 2025, reminding everyone that the @TheB52s should be in the @rockhall !
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We're drowning in passwords & multi-factor authentication & chatbots & "unusually high call volume" & robots ignoring "representative!"
We should think more carefully about how Social Security uses these tools with our parents & grandparents.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
We should think more carefully about how Social Security uses these tools with our parents & grandparents.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
Ain't No Party Like an Administrative Burden Party
You are cordially invited to Admin Night - bring your paperwork
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November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We're drowning in passwords & multi-factor authentication & chatbots & "unusually high call volume" & robots ignoring "representative!"
We should think more carefully about how Social Security uses these tools with our parents & grandparents.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
We should think more carefully about how Social Security uses these tools with our parents & grandparents.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
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Absolutely happy to share our latest publication!🥳🎉
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my team! 🥹🤩
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Asif Ahmed Sami for his excellent work! ✨️
academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my team! 🥹🤩
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Asif Ahmed Sami for his excellent work! ✨️
academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
The phylotranscriptomic profile of angiosperm seed development follows a reverse hourglass pattern
Angiosperm seed development exhibits a reverse phylotranscriptomic pattern, with early and late stages showing greater conservation and mid-phase showing h
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November 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Absolutely happy to share our latest publication!🥳🎉
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my team! 🥹🤩
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Asif Ahmed Sami for his excellent work! ✨️
academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
The first manuscript of the first PhD candidate of my team! 🥹🤩
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Asif Ahmed Sami for his excellent work! ✨️
academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
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Out First Release in @science.org
A pollen ligand, SIPS, binds to the female receptor, SRK. SIPS binds to a conserved region of SRK, for interspecific incompatibility, unlike the self-incompatibility factor, which binds to a different, variable region
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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A pollen ligand, SIPS, binds to the female receptor, SRK. SIPS binds to a conserved region of SRK, for interspecific incompatibility, unlike the self-incompatibility factor, which binds to a different, variable region
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Pan-family pollen signals control an interspecific stigma barrier across Brassicaceae species
Pre-zygotic interspecific incompatibility prevents hybridization between species limiting interbreeding strategies for crop improvement using wild relatives. The Brassica rapa female self-incompatibil...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Out First Release in @science.org
A pollen ligand, SIPS, binds to the female receptor, SRK. SIPS binds to a conserved region of SRK, for interspecific incompatibility, unlike the self-incompatibility factor, which binds to a different, variable region
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
A pollen ligand, SIPS, binds to the female receptor, SRK. SIPS binds to a conserved region of SRK, for interspecific incompatibility, unlike the self-incompatibility factor, which binds to a different, variable region
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
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BSA’s 2026 awards cycle is now open! Kaplan Lecture, Corresponding Member, two $10k dissertation awards, and Graduate Student Research Awards—all with early 2026 deadlines. Join or renew now to be eligible and take advantage of these opportunities.
www.botany.org/home/awards.html
#BSAawards
www.botany.org/home/awards.html
#BSAawards
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
BSA’s 2026 awards cycle is now open! Kaplan Lecture, Corresponding Member, two $10k dissertation awards, and Graduate Student Research Awards—all with early 2026 deadlines. Join or renew now to be eligible and take advantage of these opportunities.
www.botany.org/home/awards.html
#BSAawards
www.botany.org/home/awards.html
#BSAawards
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How and for whom can genetics education reduce beliefs in genetic essentialism? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41267401/
"We also find that the 3 intervention curricula are highly effective across sociodemographic group characteristics [...] we offer evidence-based strategies for curriculum development"
"We also find that the 3 intervention curricula are highly effective across sociodemographic group characteristics [...] we offer evidence-based strategies for curriculum development"
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
How and for whom can genetics education reduce beliefs in genetic essentialism? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41267401/
"We also find that the 3 intervention curricula are highly effective across sociodemographic group characteristics [...] we offer evidence-based strategies for curriculum development"
"We also find that the 3 intervention curricula are highly effective across sociodemographic group characteristics [...] we offer evidence-based strategies for curriculum development"
Lovely paper! Thank you to all the authors for their work, including writing it up for all of us -
Spatiotemporal dynamics of CYCLOIDEA expression during early floral development in monkeyflower www.cell.com/current-biol...
Spatiotemporal dynamics of CYCLOIDEA expression during early floral development in monkeyflower
Bilateral floral symmetry is a repeated evolutionary innovation governed by the CYCLOIDEA-dependent
program, yet how the dorsal-specific CYC expression is initiated and maintained remains
elusive. Min...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Lovely paper! Thank you to all the authors for their work, including writing it up for all of us -
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Just so freaking refreshing this dude
"I've long been inspired by Lina Khan's protection of people across this country in the face of corporate greed"
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mamdani tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how Lina Khan will get creative to lower prices for New Yorkers
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mamdani tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how Lina Khan will get creative to lower prices for New Yorkers
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just so freaking refreshing this dude
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It's good to be back with a new season of #No_Time_To_Read_podcast! 🍀
This podcast, which I started as a postdoc, is growing with me. Thanks for your support over the years.
We have great a line up of awesome plant scientists appearing in Season 4! 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/4xHh...
This podcast, which I started as a postdoc, is growing with me. Thanks for your support over the years.
We have great a line up of awesome plant scientists appearing in Season 4! 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/4xHh...
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It's good to be back with a new season of #No_Time_To_Read_podcast! 🍀
This podcast, which I started as a postdoc, is growing with me. Thanks for your support over the years.
We have great a line up of awesome plant scientists appearing in Season 4! 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/4xHh...
This podcast, which I started as a postdoc, is growing with me. Thanks for your support over the years.
We have great a line up of awesome plant scientists appearing in Season 4! 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/4xHh...
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Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Intracellular competition shapes plasmid population dynamics
From populations of multicellular organisms to selfish genetic elements, conflicts between levels of biological organization are central to evolution. Plasmids are extrachromosomal, self-replicating g...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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#UBC Botany is hiring an Assistant Professor in Non-Seed Plant Diversity - come work with us in beautiful #Vancouver, BC! Please repost!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31140
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31140
University of British Columbia, Botany
Job #AJO31140, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN NON-SEED PLANT DIVERSITY (BRYOPHYTES, FERNS, LYCOPHYTES), Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
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November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
#UBC Botany is hiring an Assistant Professor in Non-Seed Plant Diversity - come work with us in beautiful #Vancouver, BC! Please repost!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31140
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31140
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NAASC is happy to share the newly elected:
1- faculty: Anna Dobritsa, Ohio State University, Tomo Kawashima, University of Kentucky, USA
2- early career scholars: Maria Gómez Méndez, UC Riverside, USA Daniela DeLa Mora, CINVESTAV Mexico, Julia Zheku, UBC, Canada!
Thanks to all on the ballot! 💚
1- faculty: Anna Dobritsa, Ohio State University, Tomo Kawashima, University of Kentucky, USA
2- early career scholars: Maria Gómez Méndez, UC Riverside, USA Daniela DeLa Mora, CINVESTAV Mexico, Julia Zheku, UBC, Canada!
Thanks to all on the ballot! 💚
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NAASC is happy to share the newly elected:
1- faculty: Anna Dobritsa, Ohio State University, Tomo Kawashima, University of Kentucky, USA
2- early career scholars: Maria Gómez Méndez, UC Riverside, USA Daniela DeLa Mora, CINVESTAV Mexico, Julia Zheku, UBC, Canada!
Thanks to all on the ballot! 💚
1- faculty: Anna Dobritsa, Ohio State University, Tomo Kawashima, University of Kentucky, USA
2- early career scholars: Maria Gómez Méndez, UC Riverside, USA Daniela DeLa Mora, CINVESTAV Mexico, Julia Zheku, UBC, Canada!
Thanks to all on the ballot! 💚
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I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary
The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct molecular and physiological experiments to understand the causes of genetic va...
careers.msu.edu
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
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I ignore fashion trends. I’m only interested in fashion that’s statistically significant.
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I ignore fashion trends. I’m only interested in fashion that’s statistically significant.
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I was fortunate to listen a great talk by Sherry Flint-Garcia this morning in the Zeavolution seminar series.
The pigmentation imaging of maize kernel at cellular level is gorgeous! 🌽🔬
The pigmentation imaging of maize kernel at cellular level is gorgeous! 🌽🔬
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I was fortunate to listen a great talk by Sherry Flint-Garcia this morning in the Zeavolution seminar series.
The pigmentation imaging of maize kernel at cellular level is gorgeous! 🌽🔬
The pigmentation imaging of maize kernel at cellular level is gorgeous! 🌽🔬
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Happy to say that with the US govt now chugging along again we’ll have Sherry Flint-Garcia presenting at #Zeavolution tomorrow!
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Happy to say that with the US govt now chugging along again we’ll have Sherry Flint-Garcia presenting at #Zeavolution tomorrow!
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Applications due by Dec. 1
I recently moved my lab to Purdue University and am looking for graduate students. We are working at the interface of population genomics, quantitative genetics and functional genomics to understand how plants adapt to extreme environments. Reach out if you would like to discuss potential projects.
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Applications due by Dec. 1
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🍇 From Genome Biology: Grapevine clones show stable, inherited methylation across centuries. A phased genome framework reveals long-term epigenetic patterns in Cabernet lineages. (Noé Cochetel, Amanda M. Vondras, Rosa Figueroa-Balderas, Dario Cantu)
▶️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PlantScience
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#PlantScience
Phased epigenomics and methylation inheritance in a historical Vitis vinifera hybrid - Genome Biology
Background Epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, regulate transcription and influence key biological traits. While many efforts were made to understand their stability in annual crops, th...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🍇 From Genome Biology: Grapevine clones show stable, inherited methylation across centuries. A phased genome framework reveals long-term epigenetic patterns in Cabernet lineages. (Noé Cochetel, Amanda M. Vondras, Rosa Figueroa-Balderas, Dario Cantu)
▶️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PlantScience
▶️ link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PlantScience
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Science People: We at NSF are still recovering/catching up/getting our lives together. But the agency posted these FAQs about post-shutdown resumption of operations which might answer a lot of Qs for you: www.nsf.gov/resumption-o...
Resumption of Operations at NSF
Information for NSF staff and the research community regarding the agency's resumption of operations after a lapse in appropriations.
www.nsf.gov
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Science People: We at NSF are still recovering/catching up/getting our lives together. But the agency posted these FAQs about post-shutdown resumption of operations which might answer a lot of Qs for you: www.nsf.gov/resumption-o...
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Academia is a really racist and sexist place. Larry Summers, as the president of Harvard, epitomized that racism and sexism but he is not unique. That's why we needed DEI.
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Academia is a really racist and sexist place. Larry Summers, as the president of Harvard, epitomized that racism and sexism but he is not unique. That's why we needed DEI.
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Ancient fossil reveals how plants & fungi first developed on land www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Summary of An arbuscular mycorrhiza from 407-million-year-old Windyfield Chert identified through advanced fluorescence and Raman imaging @newphyt.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Summary of An arbuscular mycorrhiza from 407-million-year-old Windyfield Chert identified through advanced fluorescence and Raman imaging @newphyt.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Ancient fossil reveals how plants and fungi first developed on land | Natural History Museum
A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Ancient fossil reveals how plants & fungi first developed on land www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Summary of An arbuscular mycorrhiza from 407-million-year-old Windyfield Chert identified through advanced fluorescence and Raman imaging @newphyt.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Summary of An arbuscular mycorrhiza from 407-million-year-old Windyfield Chert identified through advanced fluorescence and Raman imaging @newphyt.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Curious about plasmid biology? Our latest paper is out now in Nature Communications! 🚨
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
We analyzed thousands of diverse bacterial plasmids to shed light for the first time on a key aspect of plasmid biology: plasmid copy number. 1/7 👇
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
We analyzed thousands of diverse bacterial plasmids to shed light for the first time on a key aspect of plasmid biology: plasmid copy number. 1/7 👇
Universal rules govern plasmid copy number - Nature Communications
Plasmids exhibit a broad range of sizes and copies per cell, and these two parameters appear to be negatively correlated. Here, Ramiro-Martínez et al. analyse the copy number of thousands of diverse b...
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July 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Curious about plasmid biology? Our latest paper is out now in Nature Communications! 🚨
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
We analyzed thousands of diverse bacterial plasmids to shed light for the first time on a key aspect of plasmid biology: plasmid copy number. 1/7 👇
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
We analyzed thousands of diverse bacterial plasmids to shed light for the first time on a key aspect of plasmid biology: plasmid copy number. 1/7 👇
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So many prominent Chinese-American scientists whose lives and careers were turned upside down in the first Trump administration.
The 5 year retroactive punishment is like penalizing something for an ‘infraction’ which was not even an infraction when the action occurred. How does this make sense?
The 5 year retroactive punishment is like penalizing something for an ‘infraction’ which was not even an infraction when the action occurred. How does this make sense?
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
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November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
So many prominent Chinese-American scientists whose lives and careers were turned upside down in the first Trump administration.
The 5 year retroactive punishment is like penalizing something for an ‘infraction’ which was not even an infraction when the action occurred. How does this make sense?
The 5 year retroactive punishment is like penalizing something for an ‘infraction’ which was not even an infraction when the action occurred. How does this make sense?
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Because international student enrollment is so often used as a cudgel in discussions about immigration, this is a good time to remind people that international students aren't taking up spaces for US students at state schools, they are paying full tuition that FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR US STUDENTS.
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Because international student enrollment is so often used as a cudgel in discussions about immigration, this is a good time to remind people that international students aren't taking up spaces for US students at state schools, they are paying full tuition that FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR US STUDENTS.
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📣ASPB is happy to announce the 2026 Plantae Fellows, an impressive group ready to bring their best to this resource for the global plant science community!🌱
Read more: buff.ly/CDI47lq
#PlantScience
Read more: buff.ly/CDI47lq
#PlantScience
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📣ASPB is happy to announce the 2026 Plantae Fellows, an impressive group ready to bring their best to this resource for the global plant science community!🌱
Read more: buff.ly/CDI47lq
#PlantScience
Read more: buff.ly/CDI47lq
#PlantScience