PlantEvolution 🌱🌾
@plantevolution.bsky.social
Weigel Lab aka WeigelWorld Repost≠endorsement
#OpenScience
COIs http://tinyurl.com/DWCOI2022 GoogleScholar http://tinyurl.com/DeWeScholar
#OpenScience
COIs http://tinyurl.com/DWCOI2022 GoogleScholar http://tinyurl.com/DeWeScholar
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Are you an experienced PhD student or postdoc in plant science looking to connect, present your work, and discuss career paths?
Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026
Deadline: 23 January 2026
plant-ecr-networking.eu
Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026
Deadline: 23 January 2026
plant-ecr-networking.eu
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Are you an experienced PhD student or postdoc in plant science looking to connect, present your work, and discuss career paths?
Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026
Deadline: 23 January 2026
plant-ecr-networking.eu
Join us at the 3rd Early Career Plant Researchers Network Meeting, Halle (Saale), 20–21 April 2026
Deadline: 23 January 2026
plant-ecr-networking.eu
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Are you working on ancient plant DNA? 🌿
We are organising a symposium on Ancient plant genomics at #SMBE2026 in beautiful Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Join Nathan Wales, Shuya Zhang, Marcela Sandoval Velasco, me, and our fantastic speaker Logan Kistler from the Smithsonian Institution.
Help us spread the word!
We are organising a symposium on Ancient plant genomics at #SMBE2026 in beautiful Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Join Nathan Wales, Shuya Zhang, Marcela Sandoval Velasco, me, and our fantastic speaker Logan Kistler from the Smithsonian Institution.
Help us spread the word!
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Are you working on ancient plant DNA? 🌿
We are organising a symposium on Ancient plant genomics at #SMBE2026 in beautiful Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Join Nathan Wales, Shuya Zhang, Marcela Sandoval Velasco, me, and our fantastic speaker Logan Kistler from the Smithsonian Institution.
Help us spread the word!
We are organising a symposium on Ancient plant genomics at #SMBE2026 in beautiful Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Join Nathan Wales, Shuya Zhang, Marcela Sandoval Velasco, me, and our fantastic speaker Logan Kistler from the Smithsonian Institution.
Help us spread the word!
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What is the major role of anthocyanins—painting flowers, acting as sunscreens, responding to stress, or defending against pathogens?
Our latest paper dives into the diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins 🌈🌿
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#PlantSciences #Anthocyanins @bpucker.bsky.social
Our latest paper dives into the diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins 🌈🌿
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#PlantSciences #Anthocyanins @bpucker.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 7:43 AM
What is the major role of anthocyanins—painting flowers, acting as sunscreens, responding to stress, or defending against pathogens?
Our latest paper dives into the diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins 🌈🌿
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#PlantSciences #Anthocyanins @bpucker.bsky.social
Our latest paper dives into the diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins 🌈🌿
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
#PlantSciences #Anthocyanins @bpucker.bsky.social
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OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher).
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
Please re-post.
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
Please re-post.
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher).
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
Please re-post.
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
Please re-post.
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Out after peer review, led by @shanshanwang3.bsky.social.
Gating of immune responses in Arabidopsis mesophyll cells: after initial response, immune gene expression stays hi in some cells, while during PTI other cells reinitiate a growth-related program.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Gating of immune responses in Arabidopsis mesophyll cells: after initial response, immune gene expression stays hi in some cells, while during PTI other cells reinitiate a growth-related program.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 8, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Out after peer review, led by @shanshanwang3.bsky.social.
Gating of immune responses in Arabidopsis mesophyll cells: after initial response, immune gene expression stays hi in some cells, while during PTI other cells reinitiate a growth-related program.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Gating of immune responses in Arabidopsis mesophyll cells: after initial response, immune gene expression stays hi in some cells, while during PTI other cells reinitiate a growth-related program.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
More academics should follow opera singer Denyce Graves’ example
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 AM
More academics should follow opera singer Denyce Graves’ example
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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“We did our absolute best to get the best possible outcome from these products.”
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
Do biostimulant seed treatments boost soybean yields? New study across 103 locations in 22 states says no
Biostimulants—especially seed-applied biological products—continue to generate interest across soybean-growing regions. The promise is appe...
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu
January 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
“We did our absolute best to get the best possible outcome from these products.”
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”
Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
Totally agree. We need exemplary initiatives how to provide emeritus status based on contributions to academia other than maintaining a lab (which at the end of someone’s career is often understaffed/-funded and thus not very productive anymore).
(I have such plans for when the time comes!)
(I have such plans for when the time comes!)
THIS
My colleagues's hesitation to retire from academia is driven by fear of not having anything to do so we need visionary deans/presidents to start programs like this and other mentoring initiatives
PS: not me though, I have a list & can't wait to start the next act of my life outside academia😀
My colleagues's hesitation to retire from academia is driven by fear of not having anything to do so we need visionary deans/presidents to start programs like this and other mentoring initiatives
PS: not me though, I have a list & can't wait to start the next act of my life outside academia😀
Universities should build accessory lab units (ALUs) that let elders still do some of their own science but also be nearby to watch over their grand-trainees.
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Totally agree. We need exemplary initiatives how to provide emeritus status based on contributions to academia other than maintaining a lab (which at the end of someone’s career is often understaffed/-funded and thus not very productive anymore).
(I have such plans for when the time comes!)
(I have such plans for when the time comes!)
Towards a quantitative view of NLR evolution in genome space -- check out where we think the field of #NLR #evolution research is heading in this review led by Luzie Wingen and Aurélien Tellier.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#plantscience
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#plantscience
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Towards a quantitative view of NLR evolution in genome space -- check out where we think the field of #NLR #evolution research is heading in this review led by Luzie Wingen and Aurélien Tellier.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#plantscience
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#plantscience
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This explains so much.
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation
www.nature.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
This explains so much.
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New low for @deutsche-bahn.bsky.social: Email informs me that planned 9 hour trip from London to Berlin, with 2 transfers, no longer possible. New itinerary suggested by Deutsche Bahn: 24 hour trip with 12 transfers. Really?
January 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
New low for @deutsche-bahn.bsky.social: Email informs me that planned 9 hour trip from London to Berlin, with 2 transfers, no longer possible. New itinerary suggested by Deutsche Bahn: 24 hour trip with 12 transfers. Really?
Happy holidays to all!
December 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Happy holidays to all!
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Remember, JFK voluntarily served in the military during WWII & was a war-hero while captaining PT-109 in the Pacific theater.
Trump dodged the draft 5 times based on bone spurs in his foot & could not recall which foot it was when questioned.
No association should ever be conjoined of the two men.
Trump dodged the draft 5 times based on bone spurs in his foot & could not recall which foot it was when questioned.
No association should ever be conjoined of the two men.
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Remember, JFK voluntarily served in the military during WWII & was a war-hero while captaining PT-109 in the Pacific theater.
Trump dodged the draft 5 times based on bone spurs in his foot & could not recall which foot it was when questioned.
No association should ever be conjoined of the two men.
Trump dodged the draft 5 times based on bone spurs in his foot & could not recall which foot it was when questioned.
No association should ever be conjoined of the two men.
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Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
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My top 10 books for 2025
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My top 10 books for 2025
Recommended 10/10! Thanvi is everything you’re looking for in an advisor!
✨Call open for a fully-funded PhD position✨
Looking for an enthusiastic student to join my upcoming Ambizione research group (🌱 Epigenome Diversity Lab 🌱, www.epidiversitylab.org) at ETH Zürich, starting August 2026! Apply here ↘️
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Application deadline: January 31st, 2026
Looking for an enthusiastic student to join my upcoming Ambizione research group (🌱 Epigenome Diversity Lab 🌱, www.epidiversitylab.org) at ETH Zürich, starting August 2026! Apply here ↘️
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Application deadline: January 31st, 2026
PhD position to study epigenomic diversity and altitude adaptation in Arabis alpina
jobs.ethz.ch
December 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Recommended 10/10! Thanvi is everything you’re looking for in an advisor!
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Pleased to share this thoughtful essay by Jess on my flower design project🌹🧬
As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever reposts this!
As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever reposts this!
December 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Pleased to share this thoughtful essay by Jess on my flower design project🌹🧬
As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever reposts this!
As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever reposts this!
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THOMAS BOSCH's work and mentorship are powerful invitations to young minds to embrace the biggest questions at the very roots of life and to make a positive impact on humanity. Thank you Prof. Bosch, recipient of the annual and inaugural MICROBIOME MEDAL from @psumbiome.bsky.social
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December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
THOMAS BOSCH's work and mentorship are powerful invitations to young minds to embrace the biggest questions at the very roots of life and to make a positive impact on humanity. Thank you Prof. Bosch, recipient of the annual and inaugural MICROBIOME MEDAL from @psumbiome.bsky.social
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How can plants maintain their genomic identity while also responding to the environment? @hajkdrost.bsky.social and I propose an "epigenetic toolkit" – a suite of epigenetic regulators that mediate the physiology-epigenome-genome crosstalk for adaptation. Read more here:
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
How can plants maintain their genomic identity while also responding to the environment? @hajkdrost.bsky.social and I propose an "epigenetic toolkit" – a suite of epigenetic regulators that mediate the physiology-epigenome-genome crosstalk for adaptation. Read more here:
www.cell.com/trends/plant...
www.cell.com/trends/plant...