Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱 @kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿

There's still time to RSVP and receive the Zoom link for the Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Awards webinar featuring Detlef Weigel, Mark Estelle, and Maarten Koornneef! RSVP---> bit.ly/naascawards @plantevolution.bsky.social

Arabidopsis, a little weed in the mustard family, joined the celebrity ranks of Drosophila, E. coli and other model organisms in the 1980s. There was a lot of pushback-- in some circles it was referred to as the "A-word" (!)

Looking for 2 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬! 🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll: 🧬 Select standout TPJ papers 📰 Write short commentaries 🎨 Choose cover images 💬 Work with authors & SEB team 👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor 📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦 🗓️24Nov2025

Curating the Art & Sci section is one of my favorite newsletter duties- we feature scientific images; original works by artists; compelling pieces from the history of art and ideas, graphics created by science communicators, maps, fiber arts and more. Tag me with ideas!

Sadly I heard today that Jim Peacock has died. Jim was the foremost pioneer of plant molecular biology in Australia & globally. He was both my mentor and friend and will be sorely missed by many #plantscience 🧪 www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...

I came across this beautiful obituary for Chris Lamb in @annualreviews.bsky.social, authored by Richard Dixon: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... It's very well written, putting his science into perspective & also painting a picture of Chris as a person and mentor. #PlantScience #PlantImmunity

And @newphyt.bsky.social continues it's great series of Profiles with this one on @pdchristine.bsky.social: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #PlantImmunity #PlantLuminaries

I just made an account and voted for this biology laboratory made of LEGO to "promote biological research and inspire more people into the world of biology". They need 10K votes. Reposting and/or voting below would be helpful. 🤗 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

I'm thinking I should make this a weekly post - Does anyone have good literature on a anthocyanin biosynthetic mutant having a stress sensitivity phenotype in the wild beyond UV-B?

After some hard work and testing to remove the remaining bugs can I now say: My new website www.femkedejongsciencejournalist.com is online. All services new and old that I am offering as part of my portfolio career you can find now in one place.

A few years ago I made a slide showing the top 10 results if you search Google Image for "cartoon scientist". In my slide, 10/10 are white men. Someone asked if this is still true, so I tried again. Here below you have 24 images. 20 are men, 4 are women (progress!). 23 are white, 1 is blue 🤔

Our article "Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" is finally published @plantphys.bsky.social! You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here: doi.org/10.1093/plph... But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity

Lost Science is a new NYT series of accounts from scientists who have lost their jobs or funding. You can send your story to the Times here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Congrats, Joe Ecker @salkinstitute.bsky.social, to receiving the McClintock Prize! Joe has been a visionary leader of the field of genetics and genomics – not only for plants – for decades www.salk.edu/news-release...

I was a member of a scientific society for many years before joining the staff nearly 20 years ago, and I endorse this position! I encourage everyone to find and join a relevant scientific society (or several). You can engage with their programs and benefit directly, or just support their mission.

The Cluster of Excellence @greenrobust.de is hiring: - Computer Scientist/Research data manager: shorturl.at/xSvvO - Data steward: shorturl.at/l6NCv - Scientific coordinator 'Plant Perturbation Atlas': shorturl.at/vBU6x Deadline: Friday, 7 November 2025 RT are welcome #plantjobs #plantscijobs

Our KWS colleague Anja Matzk will speak at an event organised by Plants for the Future ETP and co-hosted by three MEPs, discussing how #NGTs can help make European farming more resilient and competitive. Looking forward to the interesting exchange! 💡

Authors, @sciencewriters.org find your book in the Anthropic settlement database (try different spellings of your name and titles to catch small errors)

Hey Botany friends, any PI at a grad-degree-granting institution want to help us out with a "applying to grad school" panel on Oct 9th at 4:30 est? 🙏 Come share your wisdom!

Celebrate 75 years of pioneering plant science research! 🪴🎉 @jxbotany.bsky.social marks this important milestone with a collection of new Darwin Reviews from leading plant scientists. Take a snapshot of plant science today: oxford.ly/4gSKOB1

Please repost - If you're a new group leader in plant science, take a look - travel funds, mentorship from the TPJ editorial board, invitation to editorial board meetings and opportunity to submit a review. Find out more about scientific publishing and help build your research network 🌱🌾🌴🥬

📢Announcement! The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟 It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships & in 🧵

If interested… More about Joanne here www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...

Now out in @plantphys.bsky.social "Illuminating Growth: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Joanne Chory" A summary of the recent Joanne Chory Symposium, which featured talks and photos from her former mentees. doi.org/10.1093/plph... (Photo shows an excited Joanne on a roller coaster).

A tiny white-petalled weed beloved of plant biologists has received a CRISPR-fueled makeover, turning it into a supersized ruby-colored bloom www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Please share & RSVP to join the November 25th webinar! Hear from the 2025 Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Awardees! bit.ly/naascawards @plantevolution.bsky.social

🚨 Calling all #PlantScience ECRs! 🚨 JXB is now inviting applications for its 2026 Editorial Internships 🌱✍️ 🧪 ✨ You’ll gain: 🌿 Behind-the-scenes publishing experience 📝 Write commentary pieces 🤝 Join our 2026 Editorial Board meeting 👩‍💻 🗓️ Deadline: 30 Sept 👉 bit.ly/jxbinterns @sebiology.bsky.social

Here's 123 new bryophyte genomes for you! Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fun review of Arabidopsis anti-pathogen metabolism with @somssich.bsky.social and @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social. Started to make a complete catalogue and had to focus. Even with all this knowledge, we still haven't studied most Arabidopsis enzymes or metabolites doi.org/10.1093/plph...

⏰The 2026 Plantae Fellows program application closes this Sunday, August 31! We need your help to nurture and grow Plantae, the online home for the global plant science community that is powered by @aspbofficial.bsky.social.🌱 👉Learn more and apply now! plantae.org/2026fellowsapp. #PlantScience

New Zealand had some of the most restrictive laws when it came to genetically engineered food crops. This move once again demonstrates how the NZ Government makes Science-based decisions. Take note, European Union! #PlantGMOs #PlantNGTs #PlantScience #Agroculture #Sustainability #PlantBreeding

Wonderful (and humble) essay on mentorship by Brandon Gaut, on occasion of Brandon receiving the inaugural Mentorship Award of @genetics-gsa.bsky.social. I hope this will be widely read! academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

The new issue of @newphyt.bsky.social features a profile of Caroline Dean: 👉 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience #PlantEpigenetics #PlantLuminaries

The new issue of @newphyt.bsky.social features a profile of Sarah E. O'Connor ( @oconnorlab.bsky.social ): nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience #PlantMetabolites #PlantChemistry

A new editorial by @pnas.org EiC May R. Berenbaum on the current situation US scientists find themselves in: "Political and biological reality checks" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Happy to see my write-up of #Lysenkoism (A short history of Vernalization) cited in this article. #PlantScience

Jennifer Nemhauser’s and my tribute to our amazing friend and mentor, the extraordinary Joanne Chory. Read about our personal and professional reminiscences. Thanks to all who provided background for this. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#PlantBio2025. Be sure to stop by the ASPB booth in the exhibition hall to learn about the AFE program. We have more than 20 AFEs at the conference! 👉 The Plant Cell is accepting applications for Assistant Features Editors share.google/wqUgOmxQYW4u... Apply by September 15 #PlantBio

This includes a Director position at one of the world's leading #PlantScience institutes, the @mpipz.bsky.social.

🥔🍅 www.science.org/content/arti... #PlantScience

This came up today. Wondering about genetically modified GMO food?Watch « Well fed » vimeo.com/188913344

New Independent Fellowship position in Microbiology to launch your lab in our department @johninnescentre.bsky.social (UK). We are conducting a broad search in the area of plant-associated microbial interactions. Message me if you have any questions. Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...

Herbarium director position opening at Oregon State University ‪@osu-herbarium.bsky.social‬ Great opportunity for herbarium- and field-trained botanists at any rank. bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/about/op...

Would you pay $150 per article to post your preprint on @bioRxiv @aRxiv @medRxiv @chemRxiv etc.? Currently it’s free but a small cost could help offset running costs and also work as a barrier against paper mills and AIs just posting all the time and filling these sites up.

#Prospects PhDs & postdocs of all disciplines note: Would you like to lead an independent junior research group? In our online talk you will get first-hand information about the aims and requirements of the DFG Emmy Noether Programme and more. Link to the meeting will be published here: fcld.ly/enp

French & German green biotech associations AFBV & WGG published a note to guide co-legislators on compromise options in the #NGT trilogue. 👉 A clear sign of strong scientific interest in advancing #GenomeEditing techniques in Europe! 🔗 www.biotechnologies-vegetales.com/declaration-...

Excited to announce some new plasmid offerings in my shop at atinygreencell.com! Here's a thread of the current catalog. All proceeds directly support my lab and my continued effort to build useful open-source tools. Feel free to get in touch if you want to know more. Please share! 💚 1/7

🌱 Curious about #NGTs — what they are, why they matter, and what the EU Commission is proposing? While we await the outcome of interinstitutional negotiations, here’s what’s on the table and why it’s important. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Springer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model. What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it? A 🧵 the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...

I would love to talk to interested PhD students & postdocs about the wonderful @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program! It's largely a volunteer position but great training & networking opportunity. Applications being accepted! #ICAR2025 blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...