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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · 22h

Hindering an innovative plant-based market under the guise of “consumer protection” is right out absurd — and in the face of the climate crisis, outright irresponsible. Ridiculous to fight wording, instead of actually improving the sustainability and quality of our food market.

WePlanet @weplanetint.bsky.social · 23h

🚨 European Parliament votes to ban ‘veggie burger’ & ‘plant-based sausage’.

Today in Brussels, MEPs approved restrictions on common names like burger, steak, and sausage for plant-based foods (355 for, 247 against, 33 abstentions).

Read our full statement 👇

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and‘plant-based sausage

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive

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WePlanet @weplanetint.bsky.social · 23h

🚨 European Parliament votes to ban ‘veggie burger’ & ‘plant-based sausage’.

Today in Brussels, MEPs approved restrictions on common names like burger, steak, and sausage for plant-based foods (355 for, 247 against, 33 abstentions).

Read our full statement 👇

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and‘plant-based sausage

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive

www.weplanet.org

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Maddy Seale @maddyseale.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful to see this beautiful image on the cover of Science this week highlighting a paper that uses high resolution imaging to show the spatial patterns of bacterial attraction to glutamine from roots.
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Öko-Progressives Netzwerk e.V. @oekoprog.bsky.social · Aug 20

Was ist gut an NGTs? 🌱🧬✂️

Wir haben uns in der Vergangenheit mit zentralen Diskussionspunkten rund um Neue Genomischen Techniken - kurz NGTs - auseinandergesetzt.

@martinreich.bsky.social hat einmal ein Kondensat unserer Hauptargumente erstellt: Die NGT-Essentials!

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NGT-Essentials: Alles Wichtige zu den Neuen Genomischen Techniken auf einen Blick - ÖkoProg

Alle wichtigen Argumente, warum NGT in der Pflanzenzüchtung endlich möglich gemacht werden sollten. Kennzeichnung, Umwelt, Patente & mehr

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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · Aug 18

Out now!

🍫🦠A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour #chocolate fermentation

By Gabriel Castrillo, David Salt & co

#microsky #microbiomesky 🧪

Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour chocolate fermentation - Nature Microbiology

An in-depth microbiological and metagenomic analysis of Colombian farm and fermentation facilities resulted in the design of a defined microbial community that can reproduce the flavour of fine chocol...

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Aug 7

Scientists!

@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!

We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15

If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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Öko-Progressives Netzwerk e.V. @oekoprog.bsky.social · Aug 12

📢Nachbericht: #ÖkoProgLIVE 2025

Das ÖkoProg-Event in Alpen war wunderbar. Danke an alle die mitgewirkt und teilgenommen haben. 💚

📸Den Nachklapp gibt @moritzfritschle.bsky.social mit Bildern von Katrin Wientges.

➡️Vielleicht seid ihr nächstes Jahr auch dabei?
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ÖkoProg LIVE 2025 - ein Nachbericht - ÖkoProg

Ein Wochenende auf dem Bauernhof. Klingt nach Urlaub, war aber öko-progressiv. In Alpen haben sich Vereinsmitglieder und Interessierte über drei…

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Öko-Progressives Netzwerk e.V. @oekoprog.bsky.social · Jul 28

Gemeinsam, nachhaltig, progressiv denken und gestalten - Unser Treffen am Niederrhein am Wochenende war voller Ideen, Austausch & Inspiration!
Stoffströme, WissComm, lecker Essen (🪱 🦗 ) und tolle Menschen.

Danke an alle für das großartige Wochenende! 🌱 💚

Foto Credits: Katrin Wientges

Die Teilnehmenden auf Holzbänken in einer Scheune. David Spencer eröffnet neben einem Bildschirm mit einer Präsentation das Programm.

Die Teilnehmenden sitzen während des Workshops zusammen und setzen ihre Ideen für zukünftige Aktionen des Vereins mit Lego um.

Blick durch eine Torwand auf den Zeltplatz, wo viele der Teilnehmenden übernachteten.

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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · Jul 17

Fantastic talks from 5 speakers showcasing diverse approaches and biological questions to explore MPMI across space and time!

Loved seeing the discussions continue well beyond the session.

Huge thanks to the speakers and everyone who attended the session! #2025ISMPMI

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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thanks so much for the wonderful opportunity to present at #2025-ISMPMI and constructive feedback to our project.

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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · Jul 17

Christian-Frederic Kaiser uses microfluidics to follow Bacillus subtilis colonization of plant roots.

Detected increased reactive oxygen species as more bacteria colonize the root, which shapes the pattern of colonization.
#2025ISMPMI

A man giving a scientific seminar with a slide of root colonization

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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Jul 17

If you haven't found time to meet up yesterday my talk of our work is at 16:15 - 16:25 in Room P+Q. Already looking forward to see you in the crowd!

Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Jul 16

Today at #2025ISMPMI and up for some chat over root colonization patterns and the role of oxidative stress? We show how the spatial patterns of ROS shape the cell differentiation of B. subtilis. Our work at Grossmann Lab @hhu.de up on poster P429 - @ceplas.bsky.social @guidogrossmann.bsky.social

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kathywippel.bsky.social @kathywippel.bsky.social · Jul 16

Our paper on Pseudomonas intra-genus competition in SynComs on Arabidopsis roots is now out @plosbiology.org ! 🎉
If you want to chat about the story, visit poster 374 tomorrow, Thursday #2025ISMPMI

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Pseudomonas intra-genus competition determines the protective function of synthetic bacterial communities in Arabidopsis thaliana

The plant microbiome can protect its host against detrimental bacterial strains. This study shows that competition among Pseudomonas bacteria in synthetic bacterial communities determines how well the...

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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · Jul 17

TODAY. 15:15 @ Room P&Q #2025ISMPMI

Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · Jun 27

#ISMPMI2025 attendees!

Bookmark our concurrent session co-organized with @uprogress.bsky.social featuring exciting talks on the spatial and temporal regulation of plant–microbe interactions.

We have 3 invited speakers: Feng Zhou, @lluginbuehl.bsky.social @type3lab.bsky.social

and…

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Merissa Huei-Hsuan Tsai @hueihsuantsai.bsky.social · Jul 16

My poster is up and ready at #2025ISMPMI! Curious why bacteria show spatial colonization preferences on roots? If you want to know more, come visit my poster P-248, on Thursday, 13:30–15:15

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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Jul 16

Today at #2025ISMPMI and up for some chat over root colonization patterns and the role of oxidative stress? We show how the spatial patterns of ROS shape the cell differentiation of B. subtilis. Our work at Grossmann Lab @hhu.de up on poster P429 - @ceplas.bsky.social @guidogrossmann.bsky.social

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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · Jun 27

#ISMPMI2025 attendees!

Bookmark our concurrent session co-organized with @uprogress.bsky.social featuring exciting talks on the spatial and temporal regulation of plant–microbe interactions.

We have 3 invited speakers: Feng Zhou, @lluginbuehl.bsky.social @type3lab.bsky.social

and…

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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Jun 27

Already looking very much forward to being there in Cologne - I am very grateful for the opportunity to present our work at the Grossmann Lab @hhu.de . @guidogrossmann.bsky.social

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Öko-Progressives Netzwerk e.V. @oekoprog.bsky.social · Jun 12

Das Öko-Progressive Netzwerk lädt ein: Statt nur in den Kommentarspalten möchten wir euch zu Gesprächen, Getränken & Gedanken im Real Life treffen. Treffpunkt ist ein Bauernhof in Alpen (Niederrhein) am 26. Juli 2025.
Wir freuen uns auf euch! Jetzt unverbindlich anmelden⤵️
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Share pic mit Schlagworten zu unserem Event am 26. Juli unter dem Motto "Agrarwende neu denken"

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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Jun 12

a man is making a funny face in front of a tree and the words real life are above him .

ALT: a man is making a funny face in front of a tree and the words real life are above him .

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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Jun 12

Is it already ÖkoProg Gettogether Time?? Freue mich schon die Community außerhalb von Tastaturen kennenzulernen 🥳

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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Jun 12

ÖkoProg Live Event before GTA6? What a time to be a alive! Am 26.07. sehen wir uns außerhalb der Kommentarspalten um unsere Ideen einer öko-progressiven #Agrarwende zu diskutieren und sich einfach Face-to-Face kennen zu lernen am Niederrhein.

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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Mar 20

Nehme dir gerne was ab 👉🏻👈🏻

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Christian-Frederic Kaiser @cfkaiser.bsky.social · Feb 11

I am also at #mbp2025 🙌🏻

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Achim Zolke 🇪🇺 @zolke.bsky.social · Feb 5

#Wissenschaft braucht Demokratie. #Demokratie braucht Wissenschaft.

(Und jetzt alle.)

Banner am Haus der Universität, Düsseldorf

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