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Laura Kelly @laura-j-kelly.bsky.social · 8d

I chose a good day to check for seed in our Fraxinus collection at @rbgkew.bsky.social 🌞🌳🍁 Looks like a bumper crop for most species - these are valuable material for @forest-protection.bsky.social funded research to tackle threats to ash trees 🌿 #Fraxinus #ashtrees #treehealth

Ash trees showing autumn colour at Kew Gardens

A view of Kew Gardens with a small ash tree in the foreground

A large ash tree at Kew Gardens, with leaves turning golden for autumn

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · 12d

Can you replace ground sesame seeds with ground flax seeds the short answer is no the long answer is noooooooooooooooooooo

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Melanie Brien @melbrien.bsky.social · 14d

Funded PhD position available 🎉 Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experiments… Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Wood tiger moth on leaf. Photo: Juhani Maamela.

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · 28d

Stephinancialtimes Bush!

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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 29d

Eight years ago today 🌿

Gentianopsis thermalis, our Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian, blooming along the South Platte near Garo #nativeplants

Blue four-lobed flower with fringed edges

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Sep 7

I enjoyed The Conjuring: Last Rites, although I did have low expectations

Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Sep 5

Reminiscent of Magneto's prison in X Men 2

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Centre for Forest Protection @forest-protection.bsky.social · Sep 4

💻 You can now view our spring webinar series which showcases the results from some of our Phase 1 projects. Our 2024/25 cohort of interns also gave a short talk about each of their projects.

🔗 You can find links to the webinars & talks here: www.forestprotection.uk/2025/09/03/s...

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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · Sep 1

We need more trees 🌳 But - believe it or not - simply planting more won’t necessarily help and could lead to forests that are vulnerable to disease, drought & heat.

Learn how we're working with nurseries to grow forests that are more resilient to a warmer future
👉 www.kew.org/read-and-wat...

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Luke Dunning @luketdunning.bsky.social · Aug 31

Awesome work led by @cfcollins.bsky.social looking at the factors that influence the long term retention of laterally transferred genes! A huge amount of work and awesome first PhD chapter

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Regulatory features determine the evolutionary fate of laterally acquired genes in plants

Lateral gene transfer (LGT) is widespread in eukaryotes, including in animals and plants where it can fuel adaptive evolution and innovation. However, the factors that influence the integration and lo...

www.biorxiv.org

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Aug 28

This pizza took ages

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Aug 28

As someone able to maintain the same role for entire generations of fans, the answer is obvious: the HBO Harry Potter series

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Aug 19

Yes it's definitely good to have a publication with this as its main focus otherwise it can just get lost

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Aug 18

Very nice study! Possibly of interest - most of the "dispensable" genes in our pangenome for European ash were not associated with sequence differences/SVs, even when using the same annotation pipeline, which seems consistent with what you're finding doi.org/10.1101/2025...

European ash pangenome reveals widespread structural variation and a diverse genetic basis for low ash dieback susceptibility

European Ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ) is a keystone forest tree species, whose populations are being decimated by Ash Dieback disease (ADB). Uncovering the genetic basis of low susceptibility to this de...

doi.org

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Aug 1

How annoying would this be to cook at home is surely a key meal choice criterion

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Aug 1

(I don't know what a restaurant is, I'm in way over my head)

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Aug 1

Both are correct, you should bring your ingredients to a restaurant and cook them there

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Jul 28

"The Pope? What percentage of GDP spends he?"

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Jul 22

Robert Dodecagon, disgraced shape designer

G🅰️reth @gbentl.bsky.social · Jul 22

Just one more corner bro I swear

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Jul 21

Check out our preprint presenting the construction and application of a pangenome for European ash @laura-j-kelly.bsky.social @rbuggs.bsky.social

bioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · Jul 21

European ash pangenome reveals widespread structural variation and a diverse genetic basis for low ash dieback susceptibility https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.16.665114v1

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Centre for Forest Protection @forest-protection.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 FINAL CALL📢

🌳 Applications for our #treehealth and #forestprotection internships close this week! Have you applied yet?

⏰ @rbgkew.bsky.social close: Tue 22 July (tomorrow!)
⏰ @forestresearchuk.bsky.social close: Thu 24 July

For more information, please visit: lnkd.in/eh6GgQh9

#Internships

Centre for Forest Protection @forest-protection.bsky.social · Jul 4

📢INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES📢

🌳Are you interested in #treehealth and #forestprotection? Then check out our exciting new internships based at @forestresearchuk.bsky.social and @rbgkew.bsky.social, two of Britain’s leading research institutes!

Click on the link below to find out more!

#Internships

Centre for Forest Protection Internship Vacancies – 2025/26 - Centre for Forest Protection

We are recruiting six new interns across Forest Research and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to work on a wide range of projects. Take a look to see if there is one for you!

www.forestprotection.uk

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Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Jul 13

Friends are reported as saying "oh no"

Daniel Wood @danielwood1992.bsky.social · Jul 13

0 days since last incident

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