SIVB welcomes incoming officers for the 2026-2028 term. sivb.org/InVitroReport/issu... #SIVBInVitroReport

Cell fate acquisition at a de novo developmental boundary in the maize leaf | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

📣ASPB is excited to share that this year, #PlantBio2026 Virtual is a redesigned experience that maximizes connection and accessibility, expands global reach, and provides learning opportunities for those unable to attend the in-person Plant Biology event in Ottawa.🌱 #PlantScience

The maize community is so privileged to have the amazing support of @maizegdb.bsky.social. I don’t think we could do most of what we do without them. Check out their most recent work including large dna model prediction of effects here academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

Regular Registration for the 2026 In Vitro Biology Meeting closes a week from today. Don’t miss your last opportunity for the best rates, leaving you more cash in your pocket to enjoy the wonderful amenities at the Peppermill Resort and Spa! sivb.org/meetings/home1/reg... #SIVB2026 #SIVB80

🌱 From The Plant Cell: Identifying an aberrant RNA trigger reveals why some engineered genes shut down, guiding design of more stable traits in crops. (Richard Michelmore , Blake C Meyers) ▶️ academic.oup.com/plcell/artic... #PlantScience #PlantBiology

Fantastic paper led by Matthew Davis from @grey-monroe.bsky.social, on genome degradation in long-term walnut tissue culture: Somatic embryogenesis increases mutation rates >30x, with aneuploidy, large deletions, somatic recombination, and elevated #TE activity. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Gene structure & splicing can be hard to teach—and harder to learn. The GEP’s Understanding Eukaryotic Genes modules use genome browsers + active learning to make these concepts stick, while building real bioinformatics skills. Explore: thegep.org/curriculum/u... #GenomicsEducation #GEPteach 🧬🖥

"From Code to Culture: How AI and Bioinformatics Are Transforming In Vitro Biology" will feature two presentations on how machine learning and computational pipelines are changing in vitro research — from plant tissue culture to arthropod neuroscience. Register: streamyard.com/watch/QTuDx8...

📽️ Recording available! Speakers guided attendees through this protocol step-by-step, including practical tips and pitfalls to avoid. The “why” behind each step was also discussed. Watch here: plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-ev... #Sorghum #plantscience #biotechnology

Sudoku Garden www.botany.one/sudoku-garde... 100 years since Luther Burbank #Botany #PlantScience

Communicating your research well is a vital skill for scientists and has far-reaching impacts for society. This workshop will introduce the audience to the importance of science communication and best practices. REGISTER: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #biotech #ScienceCommunication #PlantScience

#SIVB2026 Have you reserved your spot on the “Back To Nature” scientific tour? Step into nature – literally – at the Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area, a living lab of forested mountain land in the Sierra Nevada. Space is very limited, so register today at members.sivb.org/events/Eve...

#PlantScienceClassics #21: MS Medium. In 1962 Toshio Murashige & Folke Skoog published their revised plant tissue culture medium @pplplantarum.bsky.social, arguably the most high-cited #PlantScience paper of all time. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧪 #PlantDevelopment #PlantMethods

Solving mysteries with moss New paper examines the history of using moss as evidence in forensic cases buff.ly/pLM9RzL via Field Museum #PlantScience

#SIVB2026 Remember, the final date to submit your abstract is only 5 days away! Submit your abstract today to be considered for presentation at the 2026 In Vitro Biology Meeting! The deadline is March 31, so don’t miss it! sivb.org/meetings/home1/abs...

Why did researchers choose to volunteer their time to reannotate the Arabidopsis thaliana genome? It's value to the community🌾🧪🌱 bit.ly/4btx3HQ #TAIR #plantscience #plantbiology #Arabidopsis #cropscience #TAIR12

Plant Hunt www.botany.one/plant-hunt-5/ 🇺🇸 What could be springing up in California? #Botany #PlantScience

Ready to level up your teaching toolkit? Join the ASPB_PUI Section for this month’s PUI Playbook webinar! Topic: Self-Evaluation Skills & Performance When: Friday, April 17 @ 4:00 PM EST Zoom: ecsu.zoom.us/j/9948819565... @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

We’re now on LinkedIn & Bluesky! 🌱💻 Follow Plant Biotechnology Journal for the latest research, publications, and updates in plant science. 🔗 Discover the journal: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467... Be sure to follow and stay informed about upcoming publications and news.

Our first study on how the leaf succulent Kalanchoë laxiflora makes stomatal subsidiary cells is finally peer-reviewed & out - and it made the cover! 🌵 🧬 🔬 doi.org/10.1126/scia... Despite 150 years of evolution, grasses and Crassulacean succulents use the SAME gene to make subsidiary cells! 🤯

Wox in regeneration. Interesting read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#PlantScienceClassics #20: Kinetin & Cytokinins. In 1955 Carlos Miller, Folke Skoog & co-workers describe the first #Cytokinin and its role in promoting cell division and growth promotion. #Phytohormones #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1... pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Horticulture students of COA #ECSU. They placed African violet 🪴 leaves into sterile plant tissue culture for new shoots🧪🧫🌱. Also did potato micropropagation 🟣🥔. Will take cultures back to their lab and collect data. Thanks to Mrs. H for media prep. #ECSUVikingsScience #collab #plantscience

CURE set up in General Botany #ECSU. #undergradsinthelab are testing the effects of an amino acid and sugars on somatic embryogenesis in corn 🌽 seedling leaves 🧫. A chance for them to be part of a research project funded by NSF. Data will be taken for 1 month. #plants #ECSUVikingsScience

Sudoku Garden www.botany.one/sudoku-garde... How do you feel about forests? #Botany #PlantScience

Whether March is currently a lion or a lamb in your part of the world, the winds of early spring are a perfect reminder to renew your membership with SIVB! Make sure you continue to receive all your benefits of membership by renewing today at members.sivb.org/page/joins... #genomics #biotech

How to choose a sweet cherry tree. All of these are self fertile, hardy, and decent on disease/cracking resistance. Lapin - Highest yield and more 'rich' flavor Black Gold - Easy to grow, less yield than lapin, clean flavor Sweetheart - Late season. Rich flavor Stella - Early Season. Clean Flavor

Reminder of upcoming deadline for this workshop. Registration is free; and fellowships are available for graduate students 🌽 #plant #plantscience #corn

An odd little plant—the hornwort—just gave scientists a blueprint for how to make crops more efficient. New paper out today in Science from BTI, Cornell & the University of Edinburgh. Here's why it matters: btiscience.org/explore-bti/...

Please join us on Monday, March 16 at 1:00 pm PST/4:00 EST for our monthly virtual ASPB PUI session. Topic is: Designing Courses & Assignments in the Age of AI. Join the meeting at: esu-online.zoom.us/j/9297962000... Passcode: 539559 Contact Dr. Shiqi Zhang at [email protected], if link issues.

Upcoming Event! Speakers will guide attendees through this protocol step-by-step. Please read the protocol before the event and come prepared with questions. Expect lots of discussion in this interactive webinar! Register here: plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-ev... #sorghum #plantscience #biotech

Interested in maize 🌽 and CRISPR✂️ transformation? See flyer below. Fellowships are available for graduate students. #plant #plantscience

Will spring aid Omics? Who can research? Who can not? Survey needs answers Formidable Sudoku Garden: 🧩 Omics Needs Your Help Complete in 5:12 with no hints. Can you beat me? www.botany.one/sudoku-garde...

Plant Science Research Weekly --  The secret toolkit of Mother of Thousands (Nature Plants) (Summary by Mary Williams @PlantTeaching.bsky.social) buff.ly/HfoeWwz #PlantaePSRW

🎉📣 #TAIR12, the latest reannotation of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, is now available under accession number PRJEB100887 on ENA and NCBI! Thank you all the volunteer researchers whose hard work has made this possible! #plantscience #plantbiology 🧪 bit.ly/3ZHtneT

SIVB will celebrate the remarkable milestone of its 80th Anniversary, and is proud to present two distinguished scientists who will bring unique perspectives shaped by decades of active engagement in the Society’s history and leadership. sivb.org/InVitroReport/issu... #SIVB2026 #SIVB80 #biotech

Good news! Advanced Registration rates have been extended to February 27. Don’t miss your opportunity to register for the 2026 In Vitro Biology Meeting before rates increase. sivb.org/meetings/home1/reg... #SIVB2026 #SIVB80 #Biotechnology #Bioengineering #Genomics #PlantScience #AnimalScience

Golden Gate 🧬 builds complex T-DNAs for plant transformation & gene editing — but what if we used it to make binary vector backbones? Glad to contribute to Jonas De Saeger's (Jacobs lab @psb-vib.bsky.social ) preprint on BackBone Builder 🔧🌱 tinyurl.com/4ycydjhe

🎉🆕📰🎉: Filling in the gaps: evidence of leaf endodermis and vein sheath in gymnosperms doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #PlantScience

Need a genome sequence of your favourite plant? We laid out instructions for a complete workflow based on ONT sequencing: "Cookbook for plant genome sequences" doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Genomics #LongReads #PlantSciences #Bioinformatics @puckerlab.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social

Where is the #Arabidopsis community on @bsky.app? Any #Brassica fans? See our recent protocol covering design principles and considerations for building and testing programmable and reversible CRISPRi-based gene circuits in plants. 🧪 #plantscience @natprot.nature.com @ryanlister.bsky.social

🚨Opportunity Alert: ASPB wants to share and fund your plant curriculum materials! Receive up to $8500 to create and disseminate classroom activities & labs that support teaching the Principles for Teaching Plant Biology.🌱 👉 Learn more and apply by April 24: buff.ly/21u2H27! #PlantScience

Labs have started this semester👍🏼. Did the colorful 🎨 macromolecules tests in General Botany. Learning to follow protocols plus leadership skills. Made LBagar in Molecular Biology (advanced) for upcoming expts🦠🧫🧬. Added activated charcoal ⚫️ so chromoproteins can pop 🟢🔵🟣. #ECSUVikingsScience

Is your work accessible to everyone? 🌿💻 Submit a Methods for Plant Modelling article to help non-modelling researchers and students use and build upon your ✅ Algorithms & software ✅ Models ✅ Frameworks, platforms, or languages Click here for more information: academic.oup.com/insilicoplan...

Duckweeds are an important plant research model but have been challenging to modify genetically. A study published in @newphyt.bsky.social by the Marí-Ordóñez group at the GMI, presents a new and highly reproducible method for genetic transformation in the duckweed species Spirodela polyrhiza.

New Article: "Unravelling the predominant genetic paths for asexual reproduction in Kalanchoe" rdcu.be/e1pxI With News & Views: "Genomic cradle for thousands" rdcu.be/e1pxK How ‘mother of thousands’ plants sprout new plantlets from their leaves.

📣 Check out the latest unit in the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology series, “Genomic Analysis of Botanical Collections: Opportunities and Challenges,” blog.aspb.org/new-teaching.... 🌱 #PlantScience

Happy Winter 2025/26 #ECSUVikingsScience. We welcomed Thea 👍🏼 and said goodbye to Ashna and Carmen😥. Our research on corn tissue culture🌽🧫 and transformation🧬🦠🧪 continues (watchful eyes 👀of Mrs. H). Lab meetings are a great way to improve oral presentations 🗣💻. Promise more time for fun🧁🎵. #plants

Why I’m genetically engineering a rainbow flower… And how a Russian fairy tale inspired the idea 🧵