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Silvia Manrique @tank-silvia.bsky.social · 3h

Me llama la atención las pocas mujeres premiadas.

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petuniaplatform.org @petuniaplatform.bsky.social · 1d

🌸 Did you know we have a website too! Visit the Petunia Platform to learn more about us!
petuniaplatform.org
🔬 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

petuniaplatform.org

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 1d

I love traveling and bringing home souvenirs from my travels to remind me of places I've visited.
If aliens came across the universe to visit Earth, what do you think they would take home to remember our wonderful planet?
I know what I think they'd take home!
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The Sainsbury Laboratory @thesainsburylab.bsky.social · 1d

“If we didn’t have plants, we’d still be fish!” 🐠🌍

Our keynote @plantteaching.bsky.social about the importance of plants, from photosynthesis to evolution and development... through aliens! 🌱🛸

@johninnescentre.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

#NBIAST2025

Mary Williams speaking on the stage. The slide projected behind her contains a satellite photo of half of the Earth, with a cartoon alien spaceship on the top left, and the title reads “What would aliens take home from earth?”

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Silvia Manrique @tank-silvia.bsky.social · 1d

Hacemos un curso de ensamblaje y anotación de genomas a través de la plataforma #CSICAprende @csic.es. Preinscripción hasta el 14 de Octubre. No os lo perdáis! 👇🏼👇🏼

Aureliano Bombarely @bombarelya.bsky.social · 1d

Are you jumping into reference genomes? are you looking for a #genome_assembly, #annotation, #analysis online course? We may be able to help. We have a @bcbhubcsic.bsky.social & @csic.es 6ECTS microcredential for you. Pre-inscriptions open until Oct. 14th. conexion-bcb.csic.es/microcredenc...

Microcredencial CSIC BioMomentum GENOP01 | Conexión BCB

Microcredencial CSIC – GENOP01

conexion-bcb.csic.es

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Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · 1d

🧬 Why sequence plant genomes?
To reveal their hidden histories 🌿, find the genes behind resilience 💪, and protect the green blueprint of life 🌎.

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 18d

✨My first science feature is out in Chemical & Engineering News!✨

I interviewed and wrote about Dr. Shana V. Stoddard, a brilliant disabled scientist changing STEM.

Disabled scientists deserve visibility and celebration.

cen.acs.org/synthesis/me...

#DisabledInSTEM #SciComm #RepresentationMatters

Shana V. Stoddard: How to create an environment for all science students to succeed

Grad student <b>Alyssa T. Paparella</b> talks with this computational biochemist about adjusting work styles and leaning on community

cen.acs.org

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INCLUDE project @includeprojecteu.bsky.social · 13d

📢The 2nd INCLUDE Thematic Hub is here! Hosted by UCL:
Intersectionality in Research and Institutional Change

💻3 online sessions

With experts Prof. Victoria Showunmi & Dr. Rakibe Külcür

Register now: forms.gle/qM5CfhCP6hjJ...

✨Join us for a unique opportunity to learn & exchange.

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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 5d

First look I thought this is tomato

Dr Darren Abbey @thebiologistisn.bsky.social · 5d

My scarlet eggplant F1s are doing great. After they're done, I will have so very many F2 seeds stashed away.

Even with my goal involving several genes, I should easily be able to recover several plants.

Scarlet eggplant plant, showing black stems and bright red-orange fruit.

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Rubén Vicente @rubenvicper.bsky.social · 5d

Good opportunity for wheat or bioinformatic researchers!

Philippa Borrill @philippaborrill.bsky.social · 5d

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team! They will work on homeolog-informed approaches to tackle cold tolerance in wheat @johninnescentre.bsky.social

Please find out more and apply here: jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

#plantsciences #plantscijobs

John Innes Centre

jobs.jic.ac.uk

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IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa.bsky.social · 6d

🌾El congreso “Strategic Collaboration for Sustainable Wheat Production”, impulsado por la OCDE y la red #ConexiónTrigo del @csic.es, congrega en estos días a decenas de expertos internacionales en Valencia y Córdoba. Rosa Morcuende, del #IRNASA-CSIC, es coordinadora de la #ConexiónTrigo.

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IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa.bsky.social · 7d

🍊Hoy hemos estado en #FruitAttraction y en el congreso #BiotechAttraction de #Biovegen. Aprovechamos para visitar a empresas colaboradoras y establecer nuevas alianzas, promoviendo la #transferencia y fomentando la colaboración público-privada. El #IRNASA-CSIC es #Excelencia.

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Graciela Gil-Romera @gilromera.bsky.social · 6d

Desde @eco-aeet.bsky.social se ha elaborado un documento para facilitar a la ciudadanía la participación en la consulta pública del Pacto de Estado por la Emergencia Climática. Ofrece información robusta, apoyada en evidencia científica. tinyurl.com/ciudadania-p...
Para participar, clicka en la foto

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Laura Turchi (she/her) @turchil.bsky.social · 6d

First post on the Node and first attempt at summarising a paper that is not about plants! 😱

Super cool paper, had fun writing my summary 📝

the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 7d

Limb regeneration guide for axolotls 📋

Laura Turchi (@turchil.bsky.social) highlights a recent paper by @leootsuki.bsky.social and team on The Node ⬇️👀

thenode.biologists.com/limb-regener...

Limb regeneration guide for axolotls - the Node

A recent paper from Otsuki and colleagues investigates the molecular mechanisms driving limb regeneration in axolotl

thenode.biologists.com

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Peter Moonlight @petermoonlight.bsky.social · 7d

Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.

I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!

my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

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Sociedad Botánica Española @sebot.bsky.social · 7d

🌿 ¡Ya está abierta la inscripción al VI Simposio de Botánica Española!

📅 Hasta el 1 de noviembre de 2025
🎓 Gratuito para afiliados SEBOT y de sociedades botánicas afiliadas a SEBOT.
📍 Plazas limitadas
👉 Inscríbete aquí: www.simsebot.org/inscripcioac...

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EMBO Lab Leadership @embolableadership.bsky.social · 7d

Still need to use 2025 funding? Places still available in @embo.org Lab #Leadership for #Postdocs courses in 🇩🇪. Take time to focus on your interpersonal skills + discover tools to support your development. Sign up now 28-30 Oct, 11-13 Nov & 2-4 Dec 2025: www.embolableadership.org/course/embol...

People discussing projects at a pin board with text promoting upcoming in person courses for postdocs this year

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IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa.bsky.social · 9d

👩‍🔬 La investigadora @carmen-escudero.bsky.social se incorpora al #IRNASA-CSIC gracias al Programa de Atracción del Talento del Ayuntamiento de #Salamanca. Esta mañana, ha sido recibida por el alcalde.

➡️ www.irnasa.csic.es/carmen-escud...

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 9d

📣Magnifying a new initiative from MASC (Multi-national Arabidopsis Steering Committee) to support colleagues in need
tinyurl.com/MASC-initiat...
Please read the document and return comments to Thorsten Hamann ([email protected]) by Oct. 15th. Please share.
#arabidopsis #community #plantscience

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IRNASA-CSIC @irnasa.bsky.social · 10d

🌿 @tank-silvia.bsky.social, researcher at #IRNASA-CSIC, participated in the II National Botany Congress #SEBOT2025, organized by @sebot.bsky.social, held in Seville. She presented: “Insights into the plant Mediterranean biodiversity driven by genome sequencing.” 🧬🌱 #PlantScience #Genomics

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Divulgació i cultura científica de la UIB @culturacientifica.uib.cat · 12d

🙌 El primer genoma complet generat íntegrament per un grup de recerca #bioinformàtica a les Illes Balears aporta una base fonamental per desxifrar l'origen i les adaptacions de la fauna subterrània. 👇

@catbiogenoma.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social #GOIB #InvestigacióUIB

Universitat de les Illes Balears - UIB @uib.cat · 13d

#RecercaUIB | Investigadors del Departament de Biologia de la #UIB, l' @imedea.bsky.social i el Centre Balear de Biodiversitat seqüencien el primer genoma complet d'un crustaci cavernícola endèmic de Mallorca i Menorca.

🔗 Llegeix la notícia! diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/L...

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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 12d

🚀 Calling early-career biologists!

The @biologists.bsky.social Travel Grant gives you up to £800 to attend conferences, workshops, or lab visits.

🗓️ This round closes 30 September — don’t miss it!

✅ Apply here:
www.sebiology.org/grants/grant...

#ScienceFunding #TravelGrant #Biology

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Silvia Manrique @tank-silvia.bsky.social · 13d

It was great to be part of it. I think it was a very enjoyable and productive week of learning/teaching genomics and getting to know other researchers with similar interests. @embo.org

ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 14d

Earlier this month, Florence hosted the @embo.org Hands-on Course: genome sequencing, assembly, curation, & downstream analyses.
🧬 It was a great course & participants learned about ERGA's standards for producing high-quality #genomes
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/erga-at... #EMBOgenomeSeq

ERGA at the EMBO course in genome sequencing, assembly, curation, and downstream analyses

This September, the heart of Tuscany beat to the rhythm of genomics! From the 8th to 12th September 2025, Florence, Italy, welcomed researchers from around the globe for the third edition of the EMBO...

www.erga-biodiversity.eu

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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 14d

🧬🌱RESEARCH 🧬🌱

🧬🌱 Overexpression in Brassica napus of Arabidopsis G-protein genes increases biomass of seedling plants under low and high nitrogen conditions, and increases nitrogen use efficiency and yield under low nitrogen condition – Xie et al.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪

Fig.10.Integrated schematic diagram of the changes in growth and development and N uptake and utilization in oilseed rape (Brassica napus) by overexpression of Arabidopsis G-proteins. In a low-N environment, overexpression of each of AtGPA1, AtAGB1-AGG1, AtAGB1-AGG2, and AtAGB1-AGG3 promoted root growth and increased GS activity and expression of most GS genes in roots and leaves in oilseed rape at the seedling stage. Subsequently, the seed N accumulation, the number of seeds per silique, and the yield of rapeseed at maturity stage were increased, resulting in higher nitrogen harvest index and NUE. Red arrows represent increases, different colored asterisks represent different transgenic lines, and the size of the asterisks represents the relative degree of increases. GS, glutamine synthetase; LN, low nitrogen; NHI, nitrogen harvest index; NUE, nitrogen use efficiency; NupE, nitrogen uptake efficiency; NutE, nitrogen utilization efficiency.

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Pablo de Olavide @pablodeolavide.upo.es · 15d

🌿 El congreso #SEBOT2025 ha reunido en la #UPO a la comunidad científica y amantes de la #botánica para reflexionar sobre la diversidad vegetal y el futuro de su conservación.

👏 Gracias a todos y todas las participantes por convertir Sevilla en el epicentro de la botánica durante estos días.

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Silvia Manrique @tank-silvia.bsky.social · 14d

🧪🌿Some of the most impressive herbarium specimens I have ever seen 🍍🌵 #SEBOT2025

A herbarium specimen of Ananas comosus (pineapple) including an actual pressed pineapple!

A herbarium specimen of Opuntia tuna (prickly pear) with a lot of spines!

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