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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 9h

#JoinCBGP!

We’re looking for 7 motivated young scientists 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

Funded by @ageinves.bsky.social, these 4-year PhD positions (Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2024) cover cutting-edge topics in plant molecular biology & agronomic science 🌿

🔗 Info & apply: shorturl.at/UR93o

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 1d

🌱The #SeminarSeriesCBGP continues!

📅 Friday, October 10th – 12:30 PM
📺 Zoom: shorturl.at/PZvGp(%F0%9F...
🗣️ Christian Lorenzo (@viblifesciences.bsky.social)

“Beyond a Single Gene: Combining Multiplex Genome Editing and Machine Learning to Improve Complex Traits in Zea mays”

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 2d

🌱🎓 Last Friday we enjoyed another great talk whithin the 2025-2026 #SeminarSeriesCBGP season!

🗣️ Laura Arribas-Hernández from the @ihsmumacsic.bsky.social shared insights on the 'Epitranscriptomic regulation of plant development'!

Thanks to everyone who joined us! 🚀

#PlantScience

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 3d

#PaperCBGP 🆕📰‼️

Can we predict which bacteria will turn into #superbugs? 🦠

A study led by Dr. Alejandro Couce and published in PLoS Genetics (@plos.org) shows that a single DNA change can open “bridges” to modern resistances.

🔗 Read more here: https://shorturl.at/TRRwD

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 6d

🔬 This year the #EuropeanResearchersNight at #CBGP was full of curiosity, discovery, and fun!

🌳🌱Learning, playing, and inspiring young minds in the fascinating world of plant science 👧🧒

🎙️ We even recorded a podcast that is coming soon, stay tuned!

#CBGP #OpenScience

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 6d

#PaperCBGP 🆕📰‼️

🧬 Led by Alejandro Couce, researchers of the CBGP used experimental evolution to predict how the superbug enzyme KPC-2 could outsmart antibiotics

⚔️The study, published at @natecoevo.nature.com, lets us block it and protect our antibiotics

📎 shorturl.at/F7oOa

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 6d

#EventsCBGP 📢 🗣️

🌱🧬Yesterday, CBGP researcher @jimenezgomez.bsky.social took part in the #ForoBiotech at #FruitAttraction, sharing insights on the natural diversity of the tomato 🍅

#FruitAttraction #CBGP #ForoBiotech #Agroalimentario #AgroInnovation

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 8d

🌱🎓 This friday the #SeminarSeriesCBGP 2025-2026 continues!

📅 Friday, October 3rd – 12:30 PM
📺 Zoom: shorturl.at/DDJhe
🗣️ Laura Arribas-Hernández (@ihsmumacsic.bsky.social)

💡“Epitranscriptomic regulation of plant development”

Don't miss it! 🚀

#PlantScience #Research

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 8d

🆕📰‼️ #PaperCBGP

🌍 A reserach led by @daniconder.bsky.social
(CBGP) reveal how poplar trees survive droughts: WAT1-like genes control xylem plasticity, making smaller, more vessels & boosting water security

🌱 Read more: shorturl.at/al8Eh

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 9d

#HiringCBGP ‼️

🌱 The Center for Plant Biotechnology & Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA/CSIC) is #hiring!

We’re seeking a Head of the Translational Biology Unit/Knowledge Transfer Office to drive innovation, IP protection & industry partnerships.

📍 Apply now: shorturl.at/wI8IW

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 13d

🌍🤝 Today, CBGP joined the “One Health Strategy” forum between China and Spain at CSIC, presenting CEPEI, a collaborative initiative driving sustainable agriculture & plant biotech through international research & genome editing 🔬🌱

📎More info about CEPEI: www.cepei.cbgp.upm.es

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 14d

🌱🎓 This friday the #SeminarSeriesCBGP 2025-2026 kicks off!

📅 Friday, September 26 – 12:30 PM
📺 Zoom: shorturl.at/nvEcg (🔑Access code: 627464)
🗣️ José Manuel Pardo (@ibvf-sevilla.bsky.social)
💡 “Ins and Outs of Sodium Transport in Plants”

Don't miss it! 🚀

#PlantScience #Research

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 16d

#PaperCBGP 🆕📜‼️

🌱CBGP researcher Daniel Conde joined an international study published in Genome Biology revealing new regulators of xylem development and a novel mechanism shaping vessel formation and stress adaptation

📎Full article here: doi.org/10.1186/s130...

Deep tissue profiling of Populus stem at single nucleus level reveals uncharacterized cell types and cell-specific gene regulatory networks - Genome Biology

Background Single-cell genomics is revolutionizing plant developmental biology, enabling the transcriptome profiling of individual cells and their lineage relationships. However, plant cell walls poly...

doi.org

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wabniklab.bsky.social @wabniklab.bsky.social · 20d

Did you know that there is a cell cycle duration gradient in plant root meristem? New story by joining forces between Plant dynamics lab and Crisanto Gutiérrez & Bénédicte Desvoyes lab @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social #Plants #roots #cellcycle www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Stem cell regulators drive a G1 duration gradient during plant root development - Nature Plants

A positional and developmentally regulated cell cycle duration gradient exists in the root meristem whereby the G1 phase is very long close to the stem cell niche. This relies on the interplay of PLET...

www.nature.com

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 19d

#PaperCBGP

🆕📄A new study, led by @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social & @wabniklab.bsky.social from the CBGP and published in @natplants.nature.com, shows plant roots have an “internal clock” ⏱️

🧬Key findings on how plants coordinate growth and enhance root strength & efficiency

📎 More: shorturl.at/yzTxO

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 19d

🌱 #SeminarSeriesCBGP is back! 🎙️

Join us Sept 2025–Jan 2026 for top voices in plant science at CBGP

📍 CBGP Auditorium + Zoom
🕛 12:30 PM
🔗 Speakers & calendar: shorturl.at/Atsyn
📎 Full schedule w/ Zoom links: shorturl.at/yT3e6

Don’t miss it! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

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Sociedad Española de Genética @segenetica.bsky.social · 20d

🎉 ¡Ya tenemos ganadores!
Adrian de Reus @cbm-csic-uam.bsky.social y Andrea Sampere @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social se llevan un ejemplar de #SerCientífico, el último libro de @lluismontoliu.bsky.social, compañero de la #SEG.
🙌 ¡Gracias por la generosa donación, Lluis!

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 21d

✨ Sept 26th join us at CBGP for a new edition of La Noche Europea de los Investigadores! 🔬

🌍Dive into the fascinating world of plant science 🌿 with activities, guided tours & a LIVE podcast 🎙️

👉 Register here: forms.gle/RdtYgKmgPnUJ...

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · 28d

#PaperCBGP

🌱🔬 Plant cell walls are more than physical barriers. They are dynamic shields!

A CBGP review published in @jxbotany.bsky.social explores how cell walls shape plant defense against pests, paving the way for more sustainable farming strategies ♻️🌍

📎 More: shorturl.at/GLNYL

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sommalliance.bsky.social @sommalliance.bsky.social · Sep 8

SOMMa, la alianza de centros y unidades de investigación de excelencia española, hace un llamamiento urgente a abordar la emergencia climática con una política basada en el conocimiento y las evidencias científicas.

La acción climática: conocimiento científico y consenso social - SOMMa

Como red de centros y unidades de investigación de excelencia, desde la Alianza de Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa y Unidades de Excelencia María de Maeztu (SOMMa) queremos hacer un llamamiento urgente y ofrecer nuestra ayuda para abordar la emergencia climática con una política de país que ...

somma.es

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · Sep 5

#NewCBGPpaper 🆕‼️

🐛🛡️ Plants defend fast against herbivores, with miRNAs fine-tuning the response

🔬 A study published in @newphyt.bsky.social & led by Isabel Díaz (CBGP) shows how miR825-5p modulates defenses in Arabidopsis vs mite & butterfly

🌾 Boost for crop resilience

📎 More: shorturl.at/XjS3P

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · Sep 4

#CBGPSeminar

🌱Next week our seasonal seminars begin!

We’re pleased to host Dr. Ariel Orellana (Director of the CBV-UNAB) with his talk:

🌴💪From Carbon Capture to Storage: Plant Strategies for Resilience

Join us online 💻 shorturl.at/7d9Wr (Code: 133419) or in person 🏢 shorturl.at/l4zkE

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · Aug 6

🆕‼️ #CBGPNews

🚀 With ~70% success rate, CBGP secures funding for 13 #PID2024 projects and 9 predoctoral contracts from @ageinves.bsky.social, reinforcing its commitment to research excellence

🔝 CBGP strengthens its international leadership in cutting-edge research

📎 More info: lnkd.in/dttBj2Bv

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · Jul 31

🆕‼️ #NewCBGPpaper

🌊➡️🌿The GBCP researcher @jorgehg.bsky.social co-authors a roadmap published in @currentbiology.bsky.social ‬calling on scientists to unite in tracing the land plants antecesors

📜The publication charts a shared path forward for algae-based plant research

🔗 shorturl.at/0l24W

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🔬🌱 CBGP | Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social · Jul 29

‼️ #NewCBGPpaper

👩‍🔬 New study in Frontiers in Plant Science uncovers how Rhizobium bacteria adapt to peas & lentils via zinc transporters.

🌿 The results obtained by the researchers at CBGP could support a more sustainable agriculture.

📎 shorturl.at/xbmXX

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