Here is my @currentbiology.bsky.social dispatch on an excellent article by the @coudertlab.bsky.social. Re-visiting the shoot branching field (and learning many new things in the process!) brought back fond memories from my time at @slcuplants.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Only 2 more days to apply!🌱 Open PhD Position in Plant EvoDevo 🌱 Thinking about a PhD in plant evodevo? The Becker Research Group (JLU Giessen, Germany) has a fully funded 4-year PhD position in the ICIPS II research unit! 🎓 📍 In Gießen, Germany

Autoinhibitory calcium ATPases regulate the calcium gradient required for rapid polarized growth, say Samantha Ryken, Magdalena Bezanilla and colleagues (Dartmouth College): rupress.org/jcb/article/... #PlantBiology #Trafficking #Cytoskeleton

📣Introducing the 2026 Plantae Editors! Returning in 2026, ASPB has appointed its new group of Plantae Editors to further support Plantae's growth and goal to serve as a community resource for plant biologists, by plant biologists.🌱 Read more: buff.ly/R3PzRVK #PlantScience

We are excited to invite Dr. Mark Johnson to present his special talk "From Lens to Field: The Use of Microscopy in Crop Protection Research" at our special microscopy conference for plant scientists 🎉

🚨Newsletter🚨 In this edition of the #newsletter we bring you: 🌱A resource on variation in plants 🧑‍🔬News of a new CPD course with @stemlearning.bsky.social 🔬SAPS at @associationscied.bsky.social AC'26 📚Plant science news stories 👀Read here: zc.vg/toqrI?m=0 #plantsci @cleapss.bsky.social @rsb.org.uk

CAM #photosynthesis discovered for the first time in a carnivorous plant Scientists from @SNSB and @lmumuenchen.bsky.social have found out in experiments with Pinguicula (butterworts). Read more open access in our journal Plant Biology doi.org/10.1111/plb.... #PlantSci

Enhancing NLR activation by endophytes carrying recognized effectors that are expressed in the presence of ROS. #plantimmunity www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Donate to the ASHS 125 for 125 Campaign! Funds go directly to supporting student travel grants and educational programs. Help strengthen the future of horticultural science! Join the 125 Club today! https://ashs.org/donations/donate.asp?id=24240 #HorticulturalScience #PlantScience #GrowTheFuture

🌿 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🌿 Wild relatives of quinoa maintain pollen viability, seed number, and grain yield under heat stress, with pollen viability potentially being a key trait to improve heat tolerance of cultivated quinoa - Xu et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

🌱 Postdoc position in Plant Genomics/Bioinformatics! Love genome plasticity, computational methods, and solving big questions in plant biology? Join our newly established Institute for Crop Biology at HHU Düsseldorf. More info on schneebergerlab.org/career/ Apply by Nov. 30 | 3-year position

Our paper on the #genome of the Trebouxia #photobiont from Xanthoria is now out in @newphyt.bsky.social! Check below for a near-chromosome level assembly, secretome analysis, evidence of ancient HGT, and transcriptomic comparison of the alga in symbiosis and in pure culture doi.org/10.1111/nph.70728

The head of our oat breeding programme was on BBC R4’s Farming Today this morning. Dr Catherine Howarth was talking about IBERS’ contribution to a major oat genome study, helping plant breeders develop even better varieties. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002ln4y

Fully-funded #PhDproject at Earlham Institute in collaboration with @ibers.bsky.social, understanding genome regulation in hybrid Miscanthus for #sustainable #biomass production. Join our supportive PhD and postdoctoral community! #Genomics #Bioenergy

🌿 3 new PhD positions in the Ton lab @PPS_UoS. Part of the ERC project '#PlantMemo', exploring how plants remember & respond to stress. 🧬 PhD 1 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🦠 PhD 2 (UK & EU)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🌱 PhD 3 (UK only)👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PhD

The First Annual Virtual WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water is ONE WEEK AWAY! 🗓️💧 Register now to join us on November, 18! www.walii.science/virtual-symp...

Kingfisher and Stickleback Catch, smack left, smack right, dead fish, eat fish, contemplate... #kingfisher 🦉 @drrjwarren.bsky.social

Our new paper in Ecology Letters, led by Jan Divíšek, shows that non-invasive alien plant species that successfully establish within local plant communities tend to resemble the resident native species. In contrast, invasive alien species usually differ from native plants. doi.org/10.1111/ele....

Please share, deadline approaching soon!

Agreed! There are hardly any places left doing Plant Biology now in the UK. We kind of need it for the future.....

🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🧪🌳🐝🌿🌳🍅🍞🥦Botanical University Challenge to inspire the next generation of botanists. University of Nottingham, UK, plans to close Plant Biology for new students from autumn 2026. Current students want to know more. Read more here: www.change.org/p/reconsider...

Are you looking for a PhD in Plant Science? Check our our project on barley canopy architecture. Combine genetics and physics to understand how awns influence barley grain development. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eWhWammJ Apply by 14th December. #PhDPosition #PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social

PhD positions! For next year (deadline 15th april 2026, start date ~september 2026), we are looking for 15 PhD students for AGILE: "Advanced Training for Next Generation Scientists in Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Plant Cells" cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1... please repost! www.photobodies.com/about-6

Regular registration ENDS on November 12th for the @cspbscbv.bsky.social Eastern Regional Meeting to be held at Wilfrid Laurier University later this month! @laurierbiology.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social #CSPB_ERM CONFERENCE WEBSITE: event.fourwaves.com/erm2025

#MicrobiologyMonday: Bacteria swarm, but DYK they also "swash"? This flagella-independent movement is tied to fermentation: as cells ferment sugars, they create local osmolarity gradients, which generate a wave of fluid driving expansion. #JBacteriology: asm.social/2Gh

Inspired after hearing about Joanne Chory’s transformative legacy at the 'SoCal Science with Purpose' symposium last week. Her work is a testament to how vision, perseverance, and purpose-driven work can reshape science and its impact on the world👩‍🔬

🎉Congratulations to @victorsmh6.bsky.social at the GMI of the @oeaw.bsky.social who received the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social PhD Award for his thesis “Leveraging evolutionary diversity to discover new autophagy mechanisms in plants”. More about Victor here: www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/detail/n...

Few Plant science programmes are left in the UK and they are critical to train the next generation. This move by @uniofnottingham.bsky.social goes against recommendations made in the recent PS Education manifesto. Big mistake! Sign the petition! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Researchers examining Florida's Nature Coast found something rare and wonderful: seagrass meadows that have thrived for centuries, offering a blueprint for what successful coastal conservation can look like. #GoodNews buff.ly/R8M0MCW

Undergrads from Canada, Ireland, UK, & US: Don't miss the DAAD-RISE #plantscience funded internship at @ipbhalle.bsky.social with @snp2prot.bsky.social. Apply by Nov 30th: daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/find-an-internship 🌱

We took the dog past the horse pasture for the first time, and her reactions were brilliant. I'm not sure what was going on in her head, but she thought these huge creatures were fascinating. (She probably liked the smell too, she's very scent-sitive ❣️)

The new lab website is online 🤩🥰 www.photobodies.com Please have a look 😊 So new and shiny, much info! Thanks Freddy for your contribution :)

PhD opportunity in plant developmental biology for UK based students of Black heritage! How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out. Application deadline Jan 6th www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social

Immensely proud to share that I am the designer of the official badge for LGBT+ History Month 2026. Last night, @lgbthm.bsky.social revealed that the 2026 theme for the month will be 'Science and Innovation', so get ready to learn about some amazing queer scientists next year!

In old, wet forests, the moss goes up and up.

Quintalist #451 4/5 Apples 1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣⬜ 2️⃣2️⃣⬜2️⃣⬜ 3️⃣3️⃣3️⃣3️⃣⬜ 4️⃣⬜4️⃣4️⃣⬜ ⬜5️⃣5️⃣5️⃣⬜ Streak: 2 quintalist.com #quintalist

Now that's the start to the 2nd half we needed!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #SCOvNZL #AutumnNationsSeries 🏉🙌

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

Such a good article. Read it. We should always be very wary of the meme-ification of science.

"With climate change drying Britain out for longer periods in the future, we need to adapt to the climate we have now. Building new reservoirs will help, but we also need much more management of demand, and a more ambitious plan for water resilience.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌿 Exciting news! Our new webinar series with #PlantBiotechJ kicks off 24 Nov! "Translating Research from Lab-to-Field-to-Application" Prof Edgar Cahoon & Dr Hyojin Kim 🗓️ 24 Nov 2025 | 🕔 17:00 CET Register now: buff.ly/L6n7YGx #PlantScience @sebiology.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social

Leading group field botany sessions for kids over the coming month and digging through my photo archives! Going to use some pictures to illustrate what I'm saying before we embark on our foray. These sessions will focus on moss/bryophytes and field skills! I'm looking forward to it.

Had such a great time at #PMS2025 🦠🌱 Met some of my favourite UK colleagues & made many new connections, especially in Spain! Huge shoutout to the organisers @vcarryon.bsky.social for putting together such an inspiring programme, creating the perfect atmosphere for networking & showing us Antequera!

What a wonderful meeting in Málaga! We enjoyed lots of science and social activities. Thank you @vcarryon.bsky.social and team! #PMS2025

Teaching is an experiment — share what you’ve learned! ASBMB Today invites essays on evolving teaching practices: • Redesigning grading systems • Bringing cultural context into your curriculum • Shifting from traditional lectures to flipped or active-learning models 🗓 Jan. 15 | 📧 [email protected]

So excited that the theme of LGBT+ History Month UK 2026 is 'Science and Innovation,' with super badge designed by @canopyrobin.com! 🧬🏳️‍⚧️🔭🏳️‍🌈🚆 Wonderful launch event at the Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org this evening. 👏 lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/lgbt-history... @lgbthm.bsky.social #LGBTplusHM 🌈🗃️

also this would clearly be a field where the expertise of faculty from historically excluded groups would be a huge benefit, given the bias that has been consistently demonstrated in AI because of its source materials, killing two birds with one stone But YOU KNOW that will not happen 🙄

One thing to do, especially if you’re a science writer or editor, is when you have occasion to mention the names of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, just say “Watson, Crick, and Franklin.” No one can stop us, and it is correct.