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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · 14h

Sieht nicht nach Löwenzahn aus, eher nach Huflattich! :)

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Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social · 1d

I started to work on MscS-Like proteins 20 years ago, dreaming that they were involved in plant mechanotransduction. And it is becoming more & more clear that they are!
#plantscience 🧪
"DmMSL10 is crucial for mechanosensing, facilitating AP firing by generating a receptor potential (RP) amplitude."

Arif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 7d

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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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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 8d

🌿 The Venus flytrap’s secret touch sensor

A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #Plants 🧪

MSL10 is a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap - Nature Communications

The Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant, catches prey by sensing touch. Here, the authors show that DmMSL10 functions as a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in sensory hairs, initiating long-range calcium and electrical signals required for trap closure.

www.nature.com

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The Global Plant Council @globalplantgpc.bsky.social · 6d

How do plants recover after drought? buff.ly/UG9TXGG via @salkinstitute #PlantScience #Science #Plants #drought #water

Image: Cross-section of Arabidopsis leaf under drought conditions (top) and after 15 minutes of rehydration (bottom). Each color (blue, pink, green) represents a different recovery-induced gene being expressed. Credit: Salk Institute

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Aug 14

Press release from TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social on the exciting discovery of the Great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) in the botanical garden:

www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Aug 5

Nice image movie by TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social with participation of our doctoral candidate Arooj
@aroojsajjad.bsky.social!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhND...

Gemeinsam Zukunft gestalten – die TU Darmstadt als Arbeitgeberin!

YouTube video by Technische Universität Darmstadt

www.youtube.com

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arielcamp.bsky.social @arielcamp.bsky.social · Aug 1

Peter Kappel @peterkappel.bsky.social from @poppingalab.bsky.social introduced me to the fascinatingly mobile, three-dimensional jaws of leeches with some clever imaging experiments

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Jul 29

The Darth Vader plant, Aristolochia salvadorensis!

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Jul 13

Coffee party time with our friend's association: great weather and flowering Aloe ovatifolia - not much left to be desired :)

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Jun 29

Some biology students received a very special, unofficial certificate at this year's graduation ceremony...

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Jun 26

Plant identification exerises - every student's dream!

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Jun 12

Great talk by our guest Prof. Linnea Hesse from Hamburg University about the functional morphology of plants in 3D and over time. Let's hope we can do even more together in the future! Foto by Arooj Sajjad.

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Jun 12

Relaxed interview shooting for a TUDa-related movie in our Botanical Garden. Thanks Arooj @aroojsajjad.bsky.social for your participation!

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Jun 7

Maybe someone has a fitting paper in the pipeline?

The Journal of Biosciences launches a Special Issue about functional morphology and biomechanics of plants and animals. Guest editors for this issue are Wencke Krings, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, and Stanislav Gorb.

www.ias.ac.in/Journals/Jou...

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Jun 6

From June 14-22, the BioBlitz, a participatory campaign for citizens to record the diversity of wild species, will take place in the Botanical Garden of the TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social. There will also be a special day of action on June 14 from 11 a.m. We look forward to beautiful finds!

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TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social · Jun 4

Wir begrüßen Simon Poppinga @poppingalab.bsky.social als neuen außerplanmäßigen Professor am Fachbereich Biologie. Poppinga forscht zu Biomechanik, Funktionsmorphologie und Biomimetik und leitet seit 2022 den Botanischen Garten der TU Darmstadt. Zum Interview 👉 www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · May 25

The TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social Open Campus day was a blast - good weather (mostly) and 6 hrs of non-stop discussing plant science with the public. A huge thanks to the team, @aroojsajjad.bsky.social and Peter Kappel! Photo by Sebastian Hess.

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · May 22

Gerne den Botanischen Garten aufnehmen :)

PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · May 9

We will be supporting the TU Darmstadt Open Campus - Tag der Wissen schaf(f)t with an information stand about the Botanic Garden and ongoing research projects, a guided tour of the biodiversity measures on the Campus Lichtwiese, and a children's lecture on carnivorous plants!

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · May 9

Echium wildpretii in front of the Teide volcano, during our botanical excursion to Tenerife. Photo by Kerstin Reifenrath.

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Apr 27

The dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus) temporarily captures its pollinators in so-called kettle traps.

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Apr 15

Deherainia smaragdina surprises with green petals and a strong cheesefoot odor...

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Apr 2

In order to promote biodiversity, a new maintenance concept for some areas on the Lichtwiese campus of TU Darmstadt is being implemented as part of a pilot project with the involvement of the Botanic Garden.

www.tu-darmstadt.de/nachhaltigke...

Schafe auf der Lichtwiese

Das Besondere: In diesem Frühjahr sind 40 Schafe zu Gast an der TU Darmstadt! Um die Biodiversität zu fördern, wird im Rahmen eines Pilotprojekts ein neues Pflegekonzept für einige Flächen auf dem Cam...

www.tu-darmstadt.de

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Mar 27

Flowering Mibora minima, the smallest grass in the world.

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PoppingaLab @poppingalab.bsky.social · Mar 24

Lots of pollen on the yew (Taxus baccata), during a public guided tour in the Botanical Garden :)

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