What exactly is a scent? 🤔 What is it made of? 🔎 How do we smell it? 👃 How do plants and insects smell? 🌱 How do we analyse them at the lab? 🧪 #smell #scent #flowerscent #fragrance #nose #perfume #outreach #science #article #easy #plants #pollinator #ecology #biosynthesis #saintetienne #GCMS #LCMS

📢 PhD stipend opportunity opening soon! ➡️ Title: Thapsigargin biosynthesis and plant biochemistry 📅 Applications open on April 13 on emploi.cnrs.fr #academicjobs #research #highereducation #biochemistry #terpenes #thapsigargin #joboffer #phdstipend #phdopportunity #phd @htsbiotechmoss.bsky.social

📢They talk about us! Le Progrès features us in an article that gives you a glimpse into some of our exciting activities! Vivan las plantas 😀🌿🪻🌱🌹💚 #article #press #newspaper #outreach #leprogrès #journal #presse #plantscience #plantlovers #saintetienne #UJM #Loire

👨‍🔬We present to you Frédéric Jullien, Assistant Professor at LBVpam🔬🪴 Learn more about him: urls.fr/l_WvDN #team #technology #assistantprofessor #plantscientists #scientist #researcher #biosynthesis #biochemist #phytochemist #cellularbiologist #saintetienne

[📰 Paper] Petal senescence in cut roses Meilland, @cnrs.fr, @cnrs-rhoneauvergne.bsky.social #roses #senescence #cutroses #breeders #petals #research #plantscience #science #paper #flower #fragrance #scent #horticulture Afficher la traduction

📢2 weeks left to apply ➡️ Assistant/Associate Professor position at LBVpam! 📅 APPLY IN ODYSSEE: urls.fr/QO0YpR before April 3 #academicjobs #research #highereducation #plantbiology #joboffer #enzymaticchemistry #plantchemistry #terpenoids #ecologicalchanges #ecology #emploi #université #recherche

[📰 Paper] Molecular insights into volatile organic compound sensing and signaling in plants Read the article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @vocspop.bsky.social #plantscience #plantbiology #chemicalecology #metabolites #VOC #karrikin #plantinteractions #research #openscience

📢 MARTS-DB database A manually curated, continuously updated resource connecting terpene synthase sequences, their products, and detailed reaction mechanisms in a structured, searchable way. @iocbprague.bsky.social #openscience #database #terpenes #terpenoids #TPS #bioinformatics#machinelearning

We present to you Nazanin Ghadiani, our crop technician 🌹🪴🪻 ✅Discover her missions 🎓Learn about her career path 💚And about the specificity of her work that she likes most #technician #science #crops #croptechnician #plants #team #plantlab #laboratory #invitro

📢Applications are open: Assistant/Associate Professor at LBVpam! 📅 APPLY IN ODYSSEE: odyssee.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/procedures/r... #academicjobs #research #highereducation #plantbiology #joboffer #enzymaticchemistry #plantchemistry #terpenoids #ecologicalchanges #ecology

What are terpenes? 🤔 🔎Where can we find them? ✅What are they used for in Nature? By Humans? These are the questions we answer in our first website article! Go read it right now⬇️ #terpenes #terpenoids #outreach #science #article #easy #plants #pollinator #ecology #biosynthesis

📢 Reminder: applications for our Assistant professor position open next week March 3 2026 in Odyssee. Create your Odyssee account now: urls.fr/KkD2nG #academicjobs #research #highereducation #plantbiology #joboffer #enzymaticchemistry #plantchemistry #terpenoids #ecologicalchanges #ecology

Winter is beautiful! We always take pictures of nice flowers during spring and summer. ☁️ But winter also offers beautiful things to oberve! 😍 All seasons are amazing at the LBVpam patio! #winter #deadflower #rosehips #beautiful #pictures #science #flowers #moss #lavender #rose #rain

[📰 Paper] Functional and biosynthetic investigation of polyisoprenoids in roses leaves. Read the article: urls.fr/UISqZL @vocspop.bsky.social, @cnrs-rhoneauvergne.bsky.social, @ucriverside.bsky.social #paper #roses #polyisoprenoids #leaves #terpenoids #science #plants

🌹 PhD position opportunity 🐝 Effect of Temperature on VOC Emission in Rose and Impact on Pollinators 🔗 See the offer: lbvpam.univ-st-etienne.fr/en/join-us/c... #academicjobs #research #highereducation #ecology #VOC #rose #pollinators #climatechange #thèse #joboffer #phdopportunity #phd

🔬Observe plankton from the classroom to the Arctic❄️ Find the whole story about how drawings from fifth-grade pupils will end up in the Central Arctic Ocean on our website: lbvpam.univ-st-etienne.fr/en/outreach-... #plankton #outreach #microscope #arctic #diatomes #rotifers #science #school

🔬 Assistant/Associate Professor position oppening 🎓 📅 Applications: March 3 2026 in Odyssee 📅 Start date: September 1 2026 #academicjobs #research #highereducation #plantbiology #joboffer #enzymaticchemistry #plantchemistry #terpenoids #ecologicalchanges #ecology

February quiz ➡️ Who is hidding behind this picture? 🪻Lavender ? 🪴Pelargonium ? 🌿Mint ? The answer on the comment bellow ! #quiz #lavender #pelargonium #mint #plants #scienceisfun #leaf #essentialoil

[📰 Paper] GeARF5/GeIAA33-GeSWEET14 module balances the secondary metabolic biosynthesis to increase the yield and quality in 𝐺𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑎 𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑎 @cnrs-rhoneauvergne.bsky.social @vocspop.bsky.social #paper #medicinalplant #science #biosynthesis #gastrodia #transcriptomic

[📰 Paper] Beyond 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑚 𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑖𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚: Advances in Pyrethrins Biosynthesis and Prospects for Engineered Cell Factories @cnrs.fr @cnrs-rhoneauvergne.bsky.social @htsbiotechmoss.bsky.social #Pyrethrins #Metabolicengineering #Cellfactories #MEP #paper #plants

🌹Conference 'Give me back my perfume'🌹 Organised by the association 'Roses Anciennes'. 📅Saturday 24 January 2026 at 10am 📍Lyon 6th district town hall, 58 rue de Sèze ⚠️Registration mandatory (before January 21 2026) at: [email protected] 10€ for non-members.

[📰 Paper] Sesquiterpene diversity and TPS-a gene characterization in the 𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑢𝑚 genus Read the article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @cnrs.fr @cnrs-rhoneauvergne.bsky.social #Biochemicalcharacterization #Multiomic #pelargonium #sesquiterpenes #terpenediversity #TPS

We did it! The first AuRA Symposium on Plant Biology was a success! 🧬🌱🌳 What happened during those 2 days: 💬Discussions 💡Inspiring scientific presentations ➡️Enlighting poster presentations ☺️Good time with good people Thanks to all our supporters! #symposium #conference #plantscience

✨ Happy new year! ✨ We are back on top form as promised and ready for our Plant Biology Symposium! We are excited to start this 2026 adventure with all of you. 🪴🧬A lot of great plant science is up to come and we are eager to share it with you! #year2026 #happynewyear #plants

The Christmas holidays are coming up and you're afraid of getting bored! 🤔 We've got the solution on our website 📽️ Documentary 🎙️ Podcasts 📖 Books 💡Knowledge first! Enjoy! lbvpam.univ-st-etienne.fr/en/outreach.... #science #knowledge #plants #podcast #documentary #genome #fragrances #holidays

💡What's the one characteristic of bryophytes that no other plant on earth shares? 1️⃣ They have a very specific class of terpenes shared with no other plant 🚀 They can live in space 🗺️ They can be found across all continents unlike any other plant group #bryophytes #knowledge #fun #science #plants

🧬ModBioTerp: Modelling the Biochemistry of Terpene Synthases 💻 💡Implementation of the ModBioTerp knowledge base will enable sustainable, biotechnological production of new-to-nature chemicals and bioactives. Funded by #HorizonEurope #InvestEUresearch #project #science #TPS #lavender #bryophytes

[📰 Paper] The ATAF1-AP2/ACE1-MYB regulatory cascade negatively orchestrates flower color and scent formation in Freesia hybrida. @vocspop.bsky.social #plantscience #microbiome #arabidopsis #phytoalexins #planthealth #agtech #scienceinnovation #science #paper

#Podcast Odeurs : les fleurs se mettent au parfum, à (ré)écouter via @franceculture.fr ! #ScienceCQFD www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

Does the scent of flowers make you happy? 😊 🌹 So don’t miss the podcast of France Culture "La Science CQFD" today at 4 PM! Sylvie Baudino and @vocspop.bsky.social from LBVpam will be there to tell you everything about these smells ! #podcast #science @franceculture.fr #flowers #flowersmell #plant

The ATAF1‐AP2/ACE1‐MYB regulatory cascade negatively orchestrates flower color and scent formation in Freesia hybrida Zhang et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/C7KQBG...

💼 Post doctoral opportunity! ANR VolCom, Volatile Communication in Plants 📅 Start date: January 2026 See the offer and apply: lbvpam.univ-st-etienne.fr/en/join-us/c... #joboffer #opportunity #postdoc #job #science #plants #VOCs @vocspop.bsky.social

📢Final stretch for the registrations to the Symposium on Plant Biology!! 🚨Registration will close on 24 November🚨 📅 Date: January 6 and 7 📍 Location: Saint-Étienne Register here: urls.fr/Z35Ctz #plantbiology #innovation #research #SaintEtienne #networking #youngscientists #science

🍁It's autumn on the patio🍁 🍂And although nature is gradually entering its dormant period, the colours remain magnificent! #automn #bloomscrolling #mosses #roses #pelargonium #flowers #beautiful #greenhouse

🔎 #MTPSL are Microbial Terpene Synthase Like enzymes. The study of these enzymes provides us insight into the specific biochemistry and also the molecular evolution of these enzymes that perform very interesting chemical steps. #bryophytes #biology #plantbiology #science #terpenes

🏆2024: a busy and fruitful year for our regional CNRS delegation! 💡Find out more about our latest discovery on Petunia on page 16 of the activity report: www.calameo.com/read/0076877... #CNRS #petunia #research #science #plantscience

🌿Discover the Bryomolecules Project🌿 ➡️It "aims to conduct the first large-scale, systematic search for bio active compounds, focusing exclusively on European bryophyte species." bryomolecules.eu Funded by the European Union #bryophytes #science #EU #research #liverworts Afficher la traduction

[📢Flash news!!] Gwyneth Ingram, CNRS Silver Medal 2025 🏅 will be a speaker at our Symposium in Plant Biology "From DNA to the Field! ➡️Register to the symposium here lbvpam.univ-st-etienne.fr/en/research/... See the article: urls.fr/sIl6ex #CNRS #symposium #conference #plantbiology #event #science

#Bryophytes are plants that everyone know, but hardly ever consider, they are just there, between the tiles, on the trees and rocks. ✨However, they are absolutely exceptional✨ Direct descendants of the first plants to colonise land from the sea, algae, they appeared around 450 million years ago ⬇️

💡Where does the mysterious name of Aspic Lavender come from? 🐍 Aspic viper, whose bite it was known to cure 🕵️‍♂️ Its discoverer: Jean Aspic 🪻 Its spike-shaped inflorescence The answer is not the post bellow! Learn more about #lavenders: urls.fr/j3mrPU #knowledge #survey #fun #science #plants

🌱 You are a researcher or a company in plant biology? A student? Or just a plant enthousiast? Register to the AuRA Symposium on Plant Biology 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏! 📅January 6 and 7 📍Saint-Étienne 🎯Networking, innovation, and visibility #plantbiology #innovation #research #science #conference

The October #GENETICS cover shows phenotypic variation in rose flowers across different periods of 19th-century breeding history, illustrated with some of the rose varieties preserved in the ancient rose garden Roseraie Loubert.🌹 Read the full issue: buff.ly/BYzknt9 📸: @tiboleroyinen.bsky.social

🌜Our team hosted 3 activities for the Night of Research 👃An activity on fragrances 🌱A game on sustainable mowing 🐝A workshop on the frenetic dance of bees #science #outreach #research #plants #bees #fragrances

📢 We're on the cover of GENETICS for the month of October and we're very proud of it! 🥳 Read the article: lnkd.in/euuxb_gj @univangers.bsky.social, @cnrs.fr, @cnrsecologie.bsky.social #paper #GENETICS #roses #science #research

🌱 Driving Innovation in #Plant #Biology – Join Us! The Symposium on Plant Biology is coming to Saint-Étienne! 🌿🔬 📅 Date: January 6 and 7 📍 Location: Saint-Étienne 🎯 Goals: networking, innovation, and visibility for the plant biology community. 🔗 Registrations are opened ⬇️ #science #conference

🪻My name is Lavandin. I’m a spontaneous hybrid. I arise from a natural cross between 2 species of lavender. My parents are the True Lavender (L. angustifolia Mill.) and the Spike Lavender (L. latifolia Medik). They give birth to me where their geographical eras overlap, in South-East France. ☀️⬇️

[📰 Paper] Production of human #papillomavirus type 16 virus-like particles in Physcomitrella photobioreactors First production of virus-like particles as a #vaccine candidate in a non-vascular plant. @uni-freiburg.de, @cnrs.fr, @cnrsecologie.bsky.social, @htsbiotechmoss.bsky.social #bryophytes

🪻 #Lavenders emit the VOCs through their calyx, the tube-shaped support of the #flower. 🪻It is covered with the famous trichomes that contain the essential oil. 🪻Over 50% of this essential oil is made up of linalool and linalyl acetate, but it also contains many other substances. #science

[📰 Paper] Dark side of the honeymoon: reconstructing the Asian x European rose breeding history through the lens of genomics. @inrae-france.bsky.social, @univangers.bsky.social, @cnrsecologie.bsky.social, #diversity #genetics #genomics #GWAS #roses #breeding #rosa

Check out the Bryomolecules project in which we are participating! To find out mre about the project: bryomolecules.eu #science #bryophytes #research #innovation #sustainability