Oof. We need to boot out the bums making these decisions, starting at the “top”

Yep

ViroiDoc MSCA Doctoral Network announces workshop: What: Don’t Perish! A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Scientific Paper When: Thursday, 2 April 2026, 9:30–12:30 CET Where: online, Webex This event in English is open free of charge. Registration will open soon. www.viroidoc.eu/b/dont-peris...

Please share: The open call for Expressions of Interest for the 2027 Bellagio Center Residency Program is now live. They are inviting leaders who are ready to accelerate ambitious, solutions-driven projects to apply for the 2027 residency class. Expressions of interest are due March 20 at 5 pm EDT

Please share on your networks information about this exceptional prize

Nominations are open for the BSA Impact Award! This award honors a BSA member, group, or institution whose work expands access, strengthens community, and improves practices in botanical research and education. Nomination Deadline: May 1, 2026 Learn more, here: botany.org/home/awards/...

NOMINATE YOUR COLLEAGUES! VinFuture Foundation is calling for nominations for the Grand Prize (US$3 M) and three Special Prizes (US$500K each). online.vinfutureprize.org/nomination/ The Prize honors breakthrough scientific innovations that create meaningful change in the lives of millions of people.

A breakthrough that sets the stage for many more treatments.

Spring has arrived in Davis. Crocus tommasinianus is blooming

The Bart Lab at UC Berkeley is looking for a postdoc. Please share!

Last ski before the storm. We skied down the backside of elephant’s back. Not perfect snow but fun! ❄️

I love this book.

Ahh. 😌

Great opportunity

Today in Nature Communications, a team of IGI researchers from The Banfield Lab and Pam Ronald's labs uncover a new way to reduce #methane emissions from rice by influencing the activity of rice paddy soil #microbes. Read more: https://ow.ly/45j150Y3WsI#methane#microbes

If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

Humans have always loved beauty

Wow!

The evidence is clear. Impeach

Scientific ecosystems matter. Thanks for a Good read!

Join the Bordeaux Summer School on Philosophy in Biology and Medicine from June 1-5, 2026. Young researchers will explore interdisciplinary approaches in science. Apply by March 15, 2026: https://bss-philinbiomed.u-bordeaux.fr/en/ #course #workshop

Aude Bernheim @audeber.bsky.social and Eugene Koonin discuss one of most interesting questions in the field connecting bacterial and animal immunity! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

If you are interested in using AI to predict and test microbial (bacterial, archaeal) cultivation requirements, please reach out. We are ~waist deep in this already.

Job opportunity: Join ETH Zurich as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Sustainable Plant Nutrition. Application deadline: 28th February 2026. Explore more details at the link. #PlantSciJobs ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

Don’t touch! Poisonous caterpillar. Acharia horrida

Bare-Throated Tiger Heron. The most ancient of the still living Heron lines. And yet so sophisticated a fashion sense: heron-bone tweed. Makes you wonder what life there was before that is no more, and we'll never see.

Thd Boat-Billed Heron. The unique beak is used in very traditional Heron ways: Spearing and grabbing. It seems to be more for display than function In bonding, the male holds the female's beak at the tip and they move, rhythmically together for several minutes. 1/2

Full professor for plant ecology in Regensburg. #plantscience #plantscijobs jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...

New birds everyday. Costs Rica is a tiny country but has 2.5% of the world’s #biodiversity.

First time for me to see an anteater. I am sharing my video here for my animal-loving friends.

Birthday birding! Yellow throated Toucan and a Great Currasow

innovativegenomics.org/news/novel-w.... Check out Flor and LingDong’s new paper!

Hello world! I am excited to announce my lab is open at the University of Utah in the Department of Biochemistry. We are looking for scientists at all levels interested in studying host-virus interactions in both bacteria and animals. Come join us in beautiful Utah! (photo is 10 steps from lab)

Today in davis California

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." —MLK Jr.

(2/2) … #beef. Systems like #organic or #grassfed generally require more land than conventional #agriculture, resulting in higher #carbon costs per gram of #protein. Efforts to lower emissions must go hand-in-hand with reducing overall demand for beef: www.wri.org/insights/tru...

Steller’s Jay asking “Am I 65 years old already?”

NSF needs to hear from you. Among other points, I suggested: keep politics out of science; stop using the threat of cancelling scientific grants to try to control universities; increase NSF funding for fundamental research. Pls send around. Deadline is January 27. Thanks www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...

The use of synthetic communities to enhance plant health remains challenging due, in part, to a shortage of long-term studies demonstrating effectiveness of translational microbiome efforts in agricultural systems. However, costs of this research is dropping and advancements are promising.

🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word! Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com

This is the exact same method of camouflage used by the six eyed sand spider! that's fascinating and adorable!

Me, trying to Monday

Paired with the show, Bob Goldstein created the world's longest microtubule, ascending the Genome Science Building's spiral stairs, to honor Emeritus Professor Ted Salmon

Some more photos from our city’s protest today

A decade later it’s still fun to see this in the wild

Thanks to all who asked their representatives to reject Trumps cuts to science. Good news today: Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...

Congratulations to Flor on her new position at UC Riverside! Did you know that Flor can dance the Flamenco? Learn about this and many other highlights of her bio by reading this nice piece: innovativegenomics.org/news/meet-an...

Happy New year! May 2026 bring joy and hope to you and yours.

Nice review! Mutants with altered root development produce distinct exudate profiles, ultimately reshaping their microbial communities. These observations collectively indicate that genetic variation or the genotype of the plant ultimately constrains the metabolic capacity.