Michael Nicolas
@mklnicolas.bsky.social
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Plant biologist at CNB-CSIC Madrid. Interested in plant architecture, bud dormancy and abiotic stress . Potato addicted.. CRISPR fan .
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🚨Job Alert!! Assistant professor vacancy ‘plant abiotic stress resilience’ in our group @uuplants.bsky.social Come for the science, stay for the amazing colleagues 😀More details here www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share!!
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Our latest work on the Solanum pangenome made the cover @nature.com 🍅🍆🥔 Proud of this collective work with an amazing group of collaborators!
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Very proud of our work with Zach Lippman, Jesse Gillis, Joyce Van Eck, @mattbnt.bsky.social, @katiejenike.bsky.social and many others! @jhu.edu @cshlnews.bsky.social www.nature.com/nature/volum...
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If you're planting daffodils, crocuses, and other spring-flowering bulbs and you don't get them all to the ideal depth, don't fret! Many flowering bulbs can *pull themselves* deeper with contractile roots!

📷 Rama Sisodia & Satish C. Bhatla; Mordecai J. Jaffe & A. Carl Leopold
A collage of scientific diagrams showing how some flowering bulbs develop contractile roots that pull the bulbs deeper. The top illustration is a simple black and white time lapse drawing showing a Gladiolus bulb sinking progressively deeper. In the middle, a drawing of an onion-skin colored corm with yellow contractile roots. And to the lower right a photo of actual corms and spidery roots.
mklnicolas.bsky.social
We are looking for a motivated PhD candidate to work with us on the molecular mechanisms controlling axillary bud dormancy and plant shoot branching at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología in Madrid. If you are interested, contact me or @pilarcubas.bsky.social
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Scientists from CNB in Madrid say yes! to #NGT #CRISPR !
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Thank you, Marc for posting! I am really excited about these findings. Cell-to-cell diffusion via plasmodesmata is not only regulated by callose but also by regulating ER/PM membrane spacing. This is achieved by the concerted action of tethering proteins in the ER and a plasma membrane lipid, PI4P.
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Job Alert! We're seeking a Lecturer in Plant Physiology to join our team. If you're a passionate educator with expertise in plant sciences, this position is for you. Inspire minds and be part of shaping tomorrow's leaders. Apply now!
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Docent Plantenfysiologie
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