Our cover indicates that while we celebrate the past we're looking ahead to the future - with the help of a Viewpoint!

13 researchers offer a glimpse of what their research field might look like in 2050 🔮

👉 go.nature.com/4neNdYU

4️⃣ A 3D-Printed Capillary Tube Holder for High-Throughput Chemotaxis Assays:
We developed a 3D-printed capillary tube holder that enables 384 simultaneous chemotaxis assays, making it possible to rapidly profile bacterial responses to root exudates and other chemoeffectors. tinyurl.com/3nw9haes

3️⃣ Vacuum and sonication treatment (VAST) enables efficient transient gene expression in various monocot and eudicot plant seedlings:
A transient expression method that dramatically improves gene expression efficiency and uniformity across several monocot and eudicot seedlings. tinyurl.com/38p2ud6w

2️⃣ Optimized R2 Retroelement Complexes Enable Precise and Efficient DNA Insertion into Plant Genomes:
We engineered R2 protein to insert multi-kb DNA precisely into a safe harbor site in plants achieving 24% efficiency and 1 copy insertion per genome. Compact, precise, powerful! tinyurl.com/5n73za6h

1️⃣ Extracellular contractile injection systems for high efficiency protein delivery to plants:
We adapted bacterial PVC nanomachines to deliver proteins (Cre recombinase) to plants with 40% efficiency. DNA-free genome engineering with potential for cell-type specific targeting. tinyurl.com/mrx4d878

Big news from the Demirer lab: first 4 research papers are preprinted! Check them out, feedback welcomed:

eCIS for plant protein delivery: tinyurl.com/mrx4d878
R2 for targeted insertion: tinyurl.com/5n73za6h
Transient expression: tinyurl.com/38p2ud6w
Chemotaxis assay: tinyurl.com/3nw9haes

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Excited to be at #PlantBiology2025 🌱 this week and deeply honored to receive the Jane Silverthorne Early Career Award this year!
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Let me know if you’re around and want to catch up at the conference!

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Excited to be speaking at Synthetic Biology Australasia 2025 in Wellington, New Zealand, 19–21 November!

I'll be sharing my group's recent advances on plant synthetic biology and genome engineering 🌱🧬

Join us:
🔗 synbioaustralasia.org/upcoming-conference
#SBA2025 #SyntheticBiology #ScienceInAction

Excited that our paper with @bradylabs.bsky.social on conservation and divergence in nitrogen regulatory networks is finally published. This was a fun & rewarding collaboration that will continue in new projects to engineer 🍅 N responses academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

Our latest article on biological nitrogen fixation on the aerial roots of sorghum has been published in @plosbiology.org. We thank the @energygov.bsky.social for supporting this exciting project.

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Join us at the 2025 International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering (ICBE) for cutting-edge discussions and an incredible speaker lineup! 🌟
Last day to register (with hotel room) is this Friday, Dec 13! #ICBE2025
🔗Register here: www.aiche.org/sbe/conferen...

🌱 Demirer Lab 🌱 @caltech.edu is looking for passionate graduate students to join us! Explore our exciting research for a sustainable future: demirerlab.com 🌏 🌱 🦠

📢 Apply here to CCE or BBE: t.co/cIv8Hbfy0Z and mention your interest in our lab in your statement.

🗓️ Application deadline: Dec 1

We’re looking for talented, driven graduate students to join our growing Chemical Engineering Ph.D. program at @caltech.edu!

⏰ Applications are due December 1, 2024.

➡️ Apply Here: t.co/cIv8Hbfy0Z

Hello new Plant Scientists,

2 Things:

👉 To connect to 150 Plant Science Accounts and 3 relevent feeds, here's a #StarterPack for you:
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We made it to Orlando for the #AIChE2023! This is Mark’s @mlegendr.bsky.social debut to the AIChE community!! Check out his poster (#111) on Monday 3:30 pm discussing our recent work on genetically encoded delivery vehicles for plants 🌱