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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 6h

Coincidentally, for our "Guns in Rosettes" article,we actively tried to use a more plain language for the exact reasons discussed in the editorial. Here are real Reviewer Comments:
"It sounds a bit immature"
"I find the tone too popular"
"This style may raises concern about the quality of the paper"

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 9h

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 9h

This Ultra-Limited Edition Six-Colored-LP Box Set included a full-length live-recording of Co-Author @spicybotrytis.bsky.social reading the entire thing while simultaneously providing color-commentary and criticism. There may even be a special appearance of Co-Author @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social!

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 9h

Our article "Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" is finally published @plantphys.bsky.social!
You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here:

doi.org/10.1093/plph...

But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity

A vinyl box with six colored vinyl LPs sticking out of its right side. The Title "Guns in Rosettes" is on top, with the subtitle "The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" just below. Then there is an Arabidopsis plant with machine guns sticking out. Below is the statement "6-LP LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL BOX SET"

The back cover of the vinyl box set showing the tracklist:
1. Methionine-derived compounds
Aliphatic GSLs
2. Tryptophan-derived compounds (trptonites)
Indolic GSLs
Camalexin
Hycanite (4-OH-ICN)
3. Phenylalanine-derived compounds (phenylpropanoids)
Benzenic GSLs
Coumarins
Hydroxycinnamates
Flavonoids
4. Terpenoids
(E)-β-caryophyllene
α- and β-pinene
Thalianin, arabidin, and DMNT

And the statement "Recorded live in front of an audience in 2025"

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 6d

Amazing work by @hueihsuantsai.bsky.social and colleagues from @nikogeldner.bsky.social, Feng Zhou @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social labs in Science

Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#chemotaxis #MicroSky

Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization

Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...

www.science.org

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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 22d

Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!

career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)

career5.successfactors.eu

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Elia Stahl @eliastahl.bsky.social · Jun 16

We are recruiting!
A three year PhD position @iecb.bsky.social and @lbm-bordeaux.bsky.social to study lipid recognition by plant receptor-like kinases. A collaborative project with the team of @pierre-maisonneuve.bsky.social. Join us in the beautiful city of Bordeaux!

emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...

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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 8d

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob

2 PhD positions in Plant Cell Biology:
Role of vacuole in amplification of long-distance Ca2+ Signals

@UniWuerzburg

www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

Job Openings

www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 14d

It was fun!

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Dan Kliebenstein @spicybotrytis.bsky.social · 14d

Fun review of Arabidopsis anti-pathogen metabolism with @somssich.bsky.social and @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social.

Started to make a complete catalogue and had to focus. Even with all this knowledge, we still haven't studied most Arabidopsis enzymes or metabolites doi.org/10.1093/plph...

Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal

Arabidopsis remains one of the best studied models today and has a number of remarkable chemical defense systems which actively engage, interact and preven

doi.org

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats Uli! What a nice decision for both parts! Exciting times ahead!

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 23d

Dinner and desert!

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 23d

Dinner?

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 29d

Wouldn’t that depend on the timeframe? I mean, I short term carbon-rich structural components are expensive, but the plant can always get more sunlight

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 29d

Beautiful!

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Kenichi Tsuda @kenichitsuda.bsky.social · 29d

Cheaper defense first, costly one later.
This makes sense.

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Plants respond to herbivory through sequential induction of cheaper defenses before more costly ones

Plants encounter natural threats of varying intensity and respond by activating multiple defense traits. This study of six defense traits in Ambrosia artemisiifolia reveals that when attacked by insec...

journals.plos.org

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pfeilmeier.bsky.social @pfeilmeier.bsky.social · Sep 9

‼️Vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Microbiome Engineering‼️ Join us at the Swammerdam Institute in Amsterdam 🦠🧠💻🌱
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Microbiome Imaging and Functional Analysis

Are you pioneering molecular tools and applying advanced imaging strategies to uncover how microbial communities are organized and interact in space and time? If so, we invite you to join The Swammerd...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · Sep 5

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob #PlantSci

W3 University Professorship
Plant Genetics
@uni-wuerzburg.de

Deadline: 13 October 2025
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

Job Openings

www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de