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Gardiner_Lab @gardiner-lab.bsky.social · 13h

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 · 13h

🌸 Did you know we have a website too! Visit the Petunia Platform to learn more about us!
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🔬 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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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · 7d

#Petunia engineering! #PlantScience

Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 7d

Efficient creation of decorative double-flowered petunia through CRISPR/Cas9.

From: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Screenshot showing a pink petunia flowers

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · 16d

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · 16d

Petunia Community Members
Francesca Quattrocchio and Ronald Koes were able to sit down and chat with Humberto Tan about their recently funded project collaborating with Jason Gardiner
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#plantscience #UU #NWO #Flowerpower #Epigenetics #Plants

Onderzoek naar het geheim achter bloempatronen

1 miljoen euro. Dat heeft de Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek uitgetrokken voor een team van biologen dat onderzoek doet naar bloempatronen. Zij willen ontrafelen waarom de ene ...

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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 · 17d

#Petunia on Terschelling!

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · 23d

Yeah! That's great news, congrats!! 🌺🌸🏵️🌼💮

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

#Petunia in Amsterdam!

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Julian Verdonk @julianverdonk.bsky.social · Aug 25

@nickdesnoyer.bsky.social thanks for the shirt. Now pos(t)ing with #Petunia

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Aug 25

Petunias in Zwolle, the Netherlands #flowers

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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · Aug 22

So I am absolutely going to host a Flower Design symposium in 2030. This is a formal call for designers. We have @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social with his beautiful Arabidopsis roses, and I'm likely giving my life to my Alice Petunia...but we need more people. Where you at?!

SHOW US YOUR BLOOM PLANS

a man in a suit standing in a greenhouse

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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · Aug 22

Friday Flower 001: Mimulus lewisii 🌸✨

Monkeyflowers are masterpieces of design with nectar-guide spots formed by an activator–inhibitor system of MYB transcription factors. These generate reaction–diffusion patterns across the ventral petal.

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · Aug 18

Petunias at the Triberger Wasserfälle, Germany #Petunia

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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · Aug 11

Introducing the 1,000 Flower Collection 🧬🌹

I’m creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes.

Here’s how I’m making it happen… and how you can join me on this journey 🧵(1/7)