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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · 21h

Great that our research is resonating with the community! Check us out in the AD!
#Scienceinthenews #flowerpower #research #UU
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Waarom krijgt ene bloem leuk streepje, en ander niet? UU-onderzoeker krijgt 1 miljoen om dit uit te zoeken

Waarom krijgt de ene bloemblaadje mooie strepen of ringen, en de andere stippen? Bioloog Jason Gardiner van de Universiteit Utrecht heeft een subsidie van 1 miljoen euro ontvangen om dit raadsel te on...

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · 21h

🌸 Did you know we have a website too! Visit the Petunia Platform to learn more about us!
petuniaplatform.org
🔬 Research groups from 15+ institutions
📚 Model system resources & protocols
🏛️ World Petunia Days history since 2004

#PetuniaResearch #PlantScience #Botany #Research

The Petunia Platform - Petunia Research Community

The Petunia Platform - A community for petunia research and enthusiasts

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · 6d

#Petunia in the library! <3

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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · 23d

@atinygreencell.bsky.social @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social Looking forward to sharing our results from this project with you #flowerpower

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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · 23d

Ever wonder how flower petals can make such amazing patterns? Me too, and thanks to @nwonieuws.bsky.social, we will get to find out! www.uu.nl/en/news/biol... @petuniaplatform.bsky.social #plantscience #UtrechtUniversity #NWO #flowers #epigenetics

Biologist Jason Gardiner secures €1 million grant to study how flowers make patterns

A new project aims to build fundamental knowledge about flower pigmentation, with real-world applications. This may help breeders create more stable flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The grant is award...

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Jun 2

The World Petunia days have started in Copenhagen!
petuniaplatform.org #Petunia #PlantScience

The Petunia Platform

a place for Petunia research(ers)

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Jun 2

Talks by Uwe Drüge, Berit Nauerth, and Francesca Quattrocchio (Lucia Franceschini) in the morning session #wpd25 #petunia #PlantScience

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Jun 2

The afternoon session, with very nice talks by Nanna Bjarnholt, Natalia Dudareva, Ying Li, and Tomas Laursen #wpd25, #Petunia, #PlantScience

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Jun 3

Very nice talks by Jere Vainio, Laetitia De Vanssay, and Nuran Calimli for the morning session #wpd25 #petunia #PlantScience

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Jun 3

Session of talks by Ronald Koes, Francesca Quattrocchio, and Tijs Bliek - more great #Petunia talks #wpd25 #PlantScience

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Jun 4

Final session, great talks by Jason Gardiner @gardiner-lab.bsky.social Katja Richert-Pöggeler, and Ta-Fang Lin #wpd25 #petunia #PlantScience

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Jun 4

Its a wrap. It was a fantastic meeting, thanks to the wonderful organizing committee: Tomas, Sillas, and Javi! #wpd25 #Petunia #PlantScience

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Jun 2

World Petunia Days in Copenhagen has started! #petunia #wpd25 #plantscience

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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · Feb 20

Exciting news! A new epigenetic targeting paper in Nature Plants! 🌱 Congrats to Ming and Yan for getting this to the finish line! Explore the findings here: rdcu.be/eaCnk #Epigenetics #Genetics #PlantResearch #PlantBiology

Histone H3 lysine 4 methylation recruits DNA demethylases to enforce gene expression in Arabidopsis

Nature Plants - This study revealed that targeting H3K4me3 via the H3K4 methyltransferase SDG2 activates gene expression and removes DNA methylation by recruiting DNA demethylases. Conversely, the...

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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · Feb 11

Currently accepting papers for a NEW EPIGENETICS COMMUNICATIONS COLLECTION.

"Demonstrations of Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance in Various Model Systems"

Deadline: Oct 15 2025

For more info visit: lnkd.in/ep6cqUMQ

#Epigenetics #Trangenerational #Priming #Evolution
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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · Dec 10

Friends don't let friends make bad graphs repo has been updated!

Friends don't let friends use boxplot for binomial (bimodal) data. Is your box plot hiding something from you?

#DataVisualization

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A figure comparing box plot and showing all data points.
Group1: normally distributed data.
Group2: bimodal data.
Group3: Data with 3 modes.

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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · Dec 9

Taking a closer look at Arabidopsis thaliana seeds using the #BoxSeed robot in our phytotron! 🌱 Exciting times in the lab with robotics and plant science!
#PlantBiology #Arabidopsis #SeedScience #RoboticsInResearch #LabLife #UUPlants
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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · Nov 27

Getting up close and personal with our seeds! We are having fun using the new #BoxSeed robot in our phytotron. Can you guess which plants these seeds belong to?
#PlantBiology #SeedScience #RoboticsInResearch #LabLife #UUPlants @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

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Benjamin Lord @benjalord.bsky.social · Nov 24

The updated Orchid Tree of Life v.2.0 from #KewGardens is now available for download. 🌱🌴🪴🌺

🔗: figshare.com/s/241e1bd47d...

"Disentangling the origin and evolution of the world's orchid diversity through DNA"

#orchids #phylogeny #botany #genetics

Disentangling the origin and evolution of the world's orchid diversity through DNA. Poster for The Orchid Tree of Life v.2.0 by the Orchid Tree of Life project at Kew Gardens.

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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · Nov 21

My Google scholar word cloud shiny.rcg.sfu.ca/u/rdmorin/sc...

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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · Nov 21

It's hard to decide, but they are all so amazing! Petunias, Orchids, Dahlia, and Chrysanthemum are some of my favorites! One of my favourite papers on the subject -> dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...: