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Stephen Heard
about 1 month ago
Writing an Introduction is hard. There are a few ways Introductions often go astray - avoid these. "What your Introduction section isn't" -
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What your Introduction section isn’t
Today, the fourth and final instalment in a short series inspired by bad papers I’ve read (some of them, I’ll admit once again, my own). I’ve let myself rant about what a Methods sections shouldn’t…
https://scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/what-your-introduction-section-isnt/
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Judith Kolkman
Science News
about 1 month ago
Handwritten notes are more useful for studying and committing to memory than typed notes, ultimately contributing to higher achievement for college students.
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International Barley Hub
about 1 month ago
‼️ IBH Seminar Announcement ‼️ 🔊 Valentyna Klymiuk, College of Agriculture & Bioresources Uni of Saskatchewan 📜 Wheat Pre-Breeding: Showcasing Opportunities for Barley Improvement ⏰ Thursday 27th November 2025 14:00 BST 🔌
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Brian Owens
about 2 months ago
Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for
@science.org
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Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
https://www.science.org/content/article/canada-s-new-budget-aims-lure-u-s-researchers-relocate
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Wheat Initiative
3 months ago
📅 Mark your calendars: "One Hour NUE" Webinar New Date: 14 November 2025, 10:00–11:00 AM CET Speaker: Clint Della Bosca 🔗 Register Here:
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/o...
#WheatInitiative
#NutrientEfficiency
#WheatConnect
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New Time! ONE HOUR NUE - The Virtual Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) Meeting — Wheat initiative
The Chairs of our Expert Working Group on Nutrient Use Efficiency apologize for the inconvenience with the last webinar and are pleased to announce a web conference affiliated with the group will…
https://www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/onehour-nue-bosca
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
3 months ago
WOW! Our survey of scientists who stopped using Twitter and started using Bluesky is now the #1 most-shared on social media article in the history of the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology! Thanks for reading it, everyone!
@sicbjournals.bsky.social
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Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icaf127
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Boyce Thompson Institute
3 months ago
Shape the future of
#PlantScience
! BTI, affiliated with Cornell, seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor to drive discovery in plant biology. Review of applications begins November. Apply:
recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
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International Barley Hub
3 months ago
Registration to the 4th International Barley Mutant 🧬Workshop
#IBMW26
has opened. More info
ibmw26.wordpress.com
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iBMW2026
iBMW2026
https://ibmw26.wordpress.com
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Judith Kolkman
Science Magazine
3 months ago
"Talent and grit matter, but so do structure, transparency, and care."
#ScienceWorkingLife
https://scim.ag/4nCiPYg
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Gitta Coaker
3 months ago
My department at UC Davis is hiring a mycologist, broadly interpreted. Please repost, share, and consider applying.
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
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Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
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International Barley Hub
4 months ago
On the origin of the late-flowering ppd-H1 allele in barley
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On the origin of the late-flowering ppd-H1 allele in barley - Theoretical and Applied Genetics
To breed for climate resilient crops, an understanding of the genetic and environmental factors influencing adaptation is critical. Barley provides a model species to study adaptation to climate chang...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00122-025-04981-1
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Sustainable Farming
5 months ago
Corn sweat is more noticeable this year from heat and late planting. Scientists and farmers agree high heat, humidity and a rainy spring combined to make this corn sweat one to remember.
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A perfect storm: Corn Sweat more noticeable this year from heat and late planting
Corn sweat is an annual phenomenon in the Midwest, but for some folks -- it feels unlike any other year. That’s because a number of outside factors could be impacting the heaviness of the moisture fro...
https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/07/28/perfect-storm-corn-sweat-more-noticeable-this-year-heat-late-planting/
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Aaron Clauset
9 months ago
🎉 Our new paper "Gender and racial diversity socialization in science"
@natcomputsci.nature.com
with
@weihuali.bsky.social
, H Zheng and
@jenniebrand.bsky.social
studies how early-career experiences with diversity drive more diverse teams later in a career 👉 /1
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Wheat Initiative
11 months ago
We are delighted to share our Expert Working Groups March webinar! Dr. Meriem Aoun's, (Oklahoma State University, USA) talk is titled "Stripe rust resistance in hard winter wheat." Find all info here:
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/m...
@karchuntan.bsky.social
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Wheat Initiative
10 months ago
Register today! - ONE HOUR NUE - is this Friday; February 28, 2025; 13:00-14:00h CET 👇👇👇
https://buff.ly/3XgYvAO
A big thank you to Chair and Co-Chairs of our Expert Working Group: Jean-Pierre COHAN, Jairo PALTA, Ivan ORTIZ-MONASTERIO for organising this!
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- ONE HOUR NUE - The Virtual Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) Meeting — Wheat initiative
The Expert Working Group on Nutrient Use Efficiency are pleased to announce the first web conference affiliated with the group will be organised in February 28th 2025 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (CET)…
https://buff.ly/3XgYvAO
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MSU Plant Resilience Institute
11 months ago
Save the date for the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, taking place Sept 12-14, 2025 in Lansing, MI! 🌱 Organized by 10 universities around the Great Lakes,
#GLPSC2025
will push the boundaries of
#plantscience
, promote collaborations, and empower the next generation of plant science leaders!
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Maud Tenaillon
11 months ago
🚨Urgent: 12-month Postdoc in Paris-Saclay on the INCREASE project! 🫘 Dissecting genetic mechanisms of environmental adaptation in common bean Project: [https://www.pulsesincrease.eu/] 📄 Click on Job for description [https://moulon.inrae.fr/] Please share!
#Postdoc
#JobOpening
#INCREASEProject
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Not all fungal cultures are alike. Some just like to show off a little.
11 months ago
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Wheat Initiative
11 months ago
Our
#Wheat
Pathogens Expert Working Group has a February
#webinar
up!!! 11th of FEB: “Suppression of resistance genes transferred between ploidy levels” by Colin Hiebert Have a look here! 👇👇👇
www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/w...
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Anne Roulin
12 months ago
with a proper link to the paper...
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Malcolm Macaulay
about 1 year ago
Barley plants can "smell" whether their neighbors are resistant or susceptible to Blumeria hordei. I know barley plants have ears, but noses as well?
#barley
#ears
#noses
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Blumeria hordei affects volatile emission of susceptible and resistant barley plants and modifies the defense response of recipient plants
The barley powdery mildew disease caused by the biotrophic fungus Blumeria hordei (Bh) poses enormous risks to crop production due to yield and quality losses. Plants and fungi can produce and releas...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ppl.14646
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As US craft beer industry goes flat, NYS bubbles with optimism | Cornell Chronicle
In 2023, craft beer production in the U.S. declined by 1%, which is the worst on record since the Brewers Association began tracking the industry in the late 1970s. New York fared better.
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/11/us-craft-beer-industry-goes-flat-nys-bubbles-optimism
about 1 year ago
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