Pleased to share our new preprint on mitochondrial retrograde signalling. Using single-nucleus RNA-seq+ spatial transcriptomics, we map cell-type and leaf polarity patterning, showing mitochondrial inhibition shifts nuclei among primed transcriptional states rather than triggering a uniform program.

Very excited that our work on directional symplastic transport in differentiated root is now published!A developmental switch controls cell-to-cell transport in roots via pectin-linked plasmodesmata changes: Molecular Plant www.cell.com/molecular-pl...

Check out our new commentary! Smart nanocarriers for plant genetic engineering: Plant Communications www.cell.com/plant-commun...

How plants sense injury in their barrier tissue, periderm? Painstakingly detailed and amazing work by post doc Hiroyuki Iida shows that wounding is sensed by the diffusion of two gases: ethylene and oxygen. @treebiocoe.bsky.social‬ @erc.europa.eu‬ 1/x 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our work shows that abolishing ANAC017 function alleviates ammonium toxicity by supporting better metabolic coordination between mitochondria and chloroplasts. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Great job opportunity at The Center for Integrative Genomics, Lausanne University, Switzerland unil.ch/cig/en/home.... For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...

🌿 SAVE THE DATE: ASPS Conference 2025! Join us 24-27 November at Flinders University, South Australia! Registration opens in June. Stay tuned for program details and abstract submission information. www.asps.org.au/asps25 #ASPS2025 #PlantScience #Conference #Adelaide

While the U.S. is slashing science budgets, Europe is doubling down with their choose Europe for science initiative. Hopefully, the freshly emboldened Albanese government will step up and back science with some bold investments. @edhusicmp.bsky.social #ScienceFunding #HorizonEurope #AusPol

Scientists in Beijing built a 10¢ test that detects Covid in under 1 minute—faster, cheaper & more sensitive than PCR or CRISPR. No machines, no enzymes, no labs. Just flip a test tube and read the result, similar to a pregnancy test but faster & more sensitive. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I'm so very excited to see this out - a single cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis in the rice root reveals mechanisms by which roots can respond to different below-ground growth conditions - including compaction. Congratulations to everyone for persisting in difficult times. rdcu.be/ej8Ui

A nice issue thanks to all the contributors!

The transcription factor MYB30 promotes iron homeostasis by maintaining the stability of the FIT transcription factor academic.oup.com/plcell/advan... #plantscience

REVIEW: Challenges of translating Arabidopsis insights into crops (Cristóbal Uauy , Hilde Nelissen , Raquel Lía Chan , Johnathan A Napier , David Seung , Linsan Liu , Sarah M McKim) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience

🚜 Can AI save our food systems? In this article led by Dr Mehran Ghasemlou and Prof. Robert Finger, we explore how AI can drive sustainable and equitable transformation across the agri-food sector. #AI #Sustainability #FoodSystems #AgTech pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

This👇 perhaps not surprising but very important study showing that we need to address the conscious/unconscious bias when policing (and everything else) in multicultural societies.

I'm looking for a postdoc to work for 3 years on the function of #circadian clock proteins in wheat. I also have a full-funded PhD opportunity. #plantscience Postdoc applications close on 2 April. jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...

Increase in global UV radiation over the last 40 years may have reduced crop P-utilization efficiency worldwide: Plant Communications www.cell.com/plant-commun...

We've got an exciting (funded) opportunity for someone who wants to undertake a PhD in plant sciences -you'll work with the international #LEAF team on an Artemis III deployed instrument to understand how plants and their cell walls respond to lunar gravity. #plantsci #glycotime #space 🚀🌱

Outsmarted by fungi | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The most supportive and inspiring PI you could ask for! and beautiful location. Highly recommended!