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Tiffany Lowe-Power 🌱🦠 @tlowepower.bsky.social · 16d

Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist

Applications due Dec 1

Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

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he Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis is seeking applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mycology, with a focus on plant pathogenic, symbiotic,
or mycotoxigenic fungi and fungal-like organisms (e.g., oomycetes). We are looking for a highly
motivated and creative scientist with a strong background in mycology and/or the biology of fungi and
fungal-like organisms that interact with plants. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a
world-class, externally funded research program that integrates both fundamental and applied aspects
of fungal biology within the context of plant pathology. We welcome applicants pursuing a wide range
of research topics related to plant-associated fungi, including but not limited to mechanisms of fungal
pathogenesis or symbiosis with plants, population genomics and evolution of fungal plant pathogens,
plant-associated fungal microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, and/or one health approaches to
fungal diseases and antifungal resistance. Applicants working in other relevant research areas involving
pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi or fungal-like organisms that affect plant health are also
encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have significant opportunities for collaboration with
faculty in plant pathology, microbiology, genomics, and agricultural sciences, and to contribute to
addressing issues of importance to California’s agricultural and natural ecosystems.
The appointee primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upperdivision lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society, a general education class for non-majors.
Additional graduate and undergraduate teaching responsibilities may be assigned based on
departmental needs and the candidate’s expertise. The department offers modern instructional
facilities, including a newly renovated teaching laboratory.

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Jim Bliss @jimbliss.bsky.social · 1d

Something that's been going on for a while now. This is Einstein writing in 1949...

monthlyreview.org/articles/why...

Paragraph from Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein. It reads: "This crippling of individuals I consider the worst evil of capitalism. Our whole educational system suffers from this evil. An exaggerated competitive attitude is inculcated into the student, who is trained to worship acquisitive success as a preparation for his future career."

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Jessica C. Huss @j2huss.bsky.social · 14h

One day in the lab, we accidentally discovered that the spines of a cactus 🌵 straighten when exposed to fog. I was intrigued and so were my collaborators. How does this work and what can be gained from it? Here are some of the answers in our new preprint:
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 13h

Anna has some cool results from a pretty bonkers hybrid system - hit her up if you're looking for a speaker in your PAG workshop!

Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · 13h

Are you organizing a talk session at PAG 33? I would love to speak about my postdoc work on the genomics of variable facultative CAM photosynthesis in a hybrid Yucca species! Possible workshop topics include: hybrid genomics, abiotic stress, non-model species. Please DM me if you're interested!

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MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 15h

We're excited to welcome Christopher Topp to the Plant Resilience Institute! Dr. Topp uses powerful imaging tools to envision the future of sustainable agriculture, and he will soon bring his expertise in root biology to MSU. Read the full story: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...

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Arif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 7d

🍀🔬

MSL10 is a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap @natcomms.nature.com from Toyota lab.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social · 1d

Just started reading Maize for the Gods––so good! Had not heard the theory about maize initially being used to make beer from the sugary juice in the stems. Thanks for the recommendation, @jrossibarra.bsky.social Wish there was a newer edition--this one is 10 years out of date! 📚

Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · Sep 8

www.ucpress.edu/books/maize-...

Maize for the Gods by Michael Blake - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

www.ucpress.edu

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John Hodge @jghodge.bsky.social · 1d

At least some apple jobs are proving recalcitrant to the AI takeover

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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 1d

The Homeobox gene in bobcats dictates that any 📦 is instantly a home 🏠 👍🤪

Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 1d

Boxes also work on bobcats

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John Hodge @jghodge.bsky.social · 2d

Great to see this out!

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Carolyn Rasmussen @carolynplants.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to share this preprint on the microtubule severing protein Katanin, and its role in cell elongation and division in maize. First author Stephanie Martinez worked collaboratively with many folks to bring you this preprint. Check it out! 🔬🌽 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

KATANIN promotes cell elongation and division to generate proper cell numbers in maize organs

Microtubule severing is essential for proper eukaryotic cell elongation and division. Here we show that the microtubule severing protein, KATANIN, is encoded by two genes in Zea mays (maize) called Di...

www.biorxiv.org

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Mingyuan Zhu @mingyuanzhu.bsky.social · 2d

🌱 Join us for our upcoming workshop Quantifying Plant Morphogenesis: 4D Insights with MorphoGraphX!
Learn how to quantitatively analyze plant confocal imaging data using MorphoGraphX.

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John Hodge @jghodge.bsky.social · 2d

For this week’s #Zeavolution we’ll have Hui Liu from Sanzhen Liu’s lab presenting on “CRISPRa in maize”. See everyone Wednesday!

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John Hodge @jghodge.bsky.social · 2d

Bringing ye olde salamander fur like the kings of yore back into fashion

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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 2d

Fantastical flowers, synthetic biology, and storytelling.

Giving an accessible science talk tomorrow at 10:40 UK time... come join!

Register here for the link 👉 jic.link/NBIAST2025

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John Hodge @jghodge.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not sure OSHA would approve…?

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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 3d

Our new short article is online at Plant Biotech J (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)!

"Single Cell Multi-Omics Reveals Rare Biosynthetic Cell Types in the Medicinal Tree Camptotheca acuminata"

Product of an NSF-EAGER award that I was co-PI from 2023-2025 (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...).

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Kim TallBear @kimtallbear.bsky.social · 3d

"Unprecedented." "This isn't us."

Please read a book. Try Joanne Barker's 2021 "Red Scare: the State's Indigenous Terrorist," to start. On pages 28-29:

"In 1703..the Massachusetts Bay Colony offered.. between 250 and 300 pounds for Indian scalps." (1/4)

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Philipp Bayer @philippbayer.bsky.social · 3d

Best part is that the fly-'actors' are dressed like Kuruko, 'hidden' stage hands in Kabuki theatre

Screenshot from google images showing a few Kuruko

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 3d

www.npr.org/2025/09/29/n...

Exposure to bright light can help fend off winter blues. The time to start is now

As daylight diminishes, people can feel their mood dimming. In fact, millions of U.S. adults experience seasonal affective disorder. Light therapy can help fend off winter depression, starting in fall...

www.npr.org

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Bryan White, MS Bio, MPH 🧬 @crvscience.com · 4d

Homie got 229 pairs of chromosomes

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

This tiny butterfly has the most chromosomes of any animal on Earth

Scientists have confirmed that the Atlas blue butterfly carries the most chromosomes of any animal, with 229 pairs. Unlike duplication, its chromosomes split apart, reshaping its genome in surprising ...

www.sciencedaily.com

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John Hodge @jghodge.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like I’ve read Silene plastomes do something similar to this and decay into a bunch of mini-circles that look like chain mail on a TEM? At least there the genomes are still circularized and stable, I’m assuming these have crazy telomere activity which has to be super weird and interesting

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Holly Moeller @mixotrophe.bsky.social · 5d

🚨GRFP DEADLINE ALERT!🚨 I missed this in my original solicitation read-through, so FYI 📣LETTERS ARE DUE BEFORE PROPOSALS📣 this year!

"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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John Fowler (he/him) @jefowlerjr.bsky.social · 5d

This was fun; very much appreciate the interest and questions; Thanks @jghodge.bsky.social ! Happy for feedback or questions from anyone, BlueSky chat is easy!

Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 5d

Cool presentation by @jefowlerjr.bsky.social using high-throughput GFP transposon tagging to identify genes that affect pollen viability/competition, from this week's #Zeavolution youtu.be/BxiT2MCNYUQ

Successfully Predictive Modeling of Pollen Fitness Is Enabled by Measures of Expression Specificity

YouTube video by Zeavolution

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