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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Delphine Pott @delphinem-p.bsky.social · 5d

Splicing was discovered in adenoviruses, but was thought to be only anecdotal in plant viruses... We may need to revisit plant viral transcriptomes and proteomes!

GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 5d

How do geminiviruses maximize their limited coding capacity? Our recent preprint uncovers splicing of viral transcripts as one more strategy used by this viral family. We show that RNA splicing is prevalent in the geminivirus TYLCV — and required for infectivity! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Pervasive splicing in a plant DNA virus

Viruses maximize their limited coding space through strategies that increase transcript and protein diversity. In mammalian viruses, splicing is a well-established mechanism for proteome expansion, ye...

www.biorxiv.org

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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 5d

How do geminiviruses maximize their limited coding capacity? Our recent preprint uncovers splicing of viral transcripts as one more strategy used by this viral family. We show that RNA splicing is prevalent in the geminivirus TYLCV — and required for infectivity! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Pervasive splicing in a plant DNA virus

Viruses maximize their limited coding space through strategies that increase transcript and protein diversity. In mammalian viruses, splicing is a well-established mechanism for proteome expansion, ye...

www.biorxiv.org

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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations, DOCTOR @chaonan123.bsky.social !!! What a wonderful PhD!!! 🫶🏻👏🏻💪🏻

GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 5d

Incredibly happy and proud of our Chaonan Shi (chaonan123.bsky.social ), who successfully defended her doctoral thesis yesterday at the @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social ! (And what a brilliant defence it was!) 🥳🥳🥳 Congratulations, Dr Shi!!! 🍾🥂🍋‍🟩🌶️ We are so lucky to have you in our team ❤️

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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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IHSM La Mayora UMA-CSIC @ihsmumacsic.bsky.social · 28d

🌱 ¿Quieres realizar tu tesis doctoral desarrollando un atlas del transcriptoma single-cell y la caracterización funcional de reguladores del desarrollo y maduración del fruto de fresa?

Ofrecemos un contrato de la convocatoria FPI asociado al proyecto PID2024-155863OB-I00

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pfeilmeier.bsky.social @pfeilmeier.bsky.social · 29d

‼️Vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Microbiome Engineering‼️ Join us at the Swammerdam Institute in Amsterdam 🦠🧠💻🌱
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Microbiome Imaging and Functional Analysis

Are you pioneering molecular tools and applying advanced imaging strategies to uncover how microbial communities are organized and interact in space and time? If so, we invite you to join The Swammerd...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 29d

📢 A Junior Professorship (W1, tenure track) is open at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at Uni Tübingen (@zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social) — to work on plant protein biochemistry (composition, structure, dynamics, or regulation of protein complexes). 🌱 Great opportunity — Apply by Oct 17th!

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ZMBP @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Job alert! #PlantSciJob
We are opening a Professorship (W1-TT) in Plant Biochemistry at the ZMBP @unituebingen.bsky.social
Apply by October 17th

Please spread the word!

More info 👇
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...

Open Professorship (W1-TT) at the ZMBP, University of Tübingen (Germany). Deadline October 17th. More info: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/fachbereiche/zentren/zentrum-fuer-molekularbiologie-der-pflanzen/zmbp/job-opportunities/#c12494

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Elena Garcia-Perez @egarcia-perez.bsky.social · Aug 7

Happy to share the new article from my former lab at IBMCP — the final chapter of my PhD!
We optimized geminivirus-based vectors for the controlled expression of recombinant proteins in plants, using autobioluminescence as a real-time reporter 💡🧬🌱

If you’re curious… 👀:
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · Jul 21

Exciting opportunities to establish your group at JIC! Come join our vibrant research community in Norwich!

🔹 Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions (path to tenure-track)
tinyurl.com/yk576jms
🔹 GL in Discovery Plant Sciences (tenure-track or tenured)
tinyurl.com/mwbs4dhn

Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre

An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…

www.jic.ac.uk

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Alberto Macho @albertopmacho.bsky.social · Jul 26

Our latest article is now online!
@PlantBiotechnologyJournal

Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....

By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei

doi.org

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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · Jul 17

It was great to be part again and see you soon!!

GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Such an intense and enjoyable week at #2025MPMI!

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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Such an intense and enjoyable week at #2025MPMI!

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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Cajal bodies are membraneless structures with fundamental roles across eukaryotes—but which proteins actually make them up? Using FAPS, Zhou et al. isolated 34 million plant Cajal bodies and profiled their proteome via LC-MS/MS. Curious? Check out our latest preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Proteome profiling of plant Cajal bodies uncovers kingdom-specific components

Insight into the molecular composition of cellular microenvironments is essential for understanding their function. Membraneless organelles (MLO), such as the nuclear Cajal body (CB), play fundamental...

www.biorxiv.org

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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · Jul 15

It was (once again) a FANTASTIC talk! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

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Kyoka Kuroiwa @kyokakuroiwa.bsky.social · Jul 15

Are you interested in how DNA virus infection can change host chromatin localization🦠 ?

Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social

📃Poster P-224:Tuesday 15th, Session 1

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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · Jul 13

🤯🤯 and I ❤️ it! #2025ISMPMI @soreklab.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻

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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · Jul 13

Looking forward!!!

Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Zhihao JIANG (姜志豪) @zhihaojiang.bsky.social · Jul 13

Are you interested in membrane trafficking and viruses🦠？

🏃🏻Come to see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social

📃Poster P-348:Tuesday 15th, Session 1

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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · Jul 13

Interested on (gemini)viral peptides? 🦠🍅 ➡️ Come see my poster at #2025ISMPMI @geminiteamlab.bsky.social

🧾 Poster P-003: Mon 14th, Session 1 #unpublished-results
#I’lldraw’em4U 💥

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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · Jul 13

The @geminiteamlab.bsky.social on the way to #2025ISMPMI See you all there!! 🫶🏻

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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · Jul 9

Have you ever wondered why virus-infected plants twist, curl, yellow, and/or stop growing? We did—you can read what we found in our latest review: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... @gmvalora.bsky.social @annualreviews.bsky.social

Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why? | Annual Reviews

Plant viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that hijack host cellular machinery to support their replication and spread. Viral infection induces a variety of structural and physiological change...

www.annualreviews.org

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Jun 7

I’m sharing my very personal story to encourage everyone to participate in and celebrate Pride month. All our voices are needed to protect diversity and support the queer community. #PRIDEmonth 🌈.
rootandshoot.org/forever-prid...

Inclusive pride flag, showing the rainbow flag with the trans flag and brown and black stripes to represent racial diversity.

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