Studying root systems with germination papers offers high resolution but lacks natural conditions. Using FSPMs and RhizoVision, we analyzed Populus trichocarpa roots, finding thermal time correlation and varying 2D/3D accuracy. Details: spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/p…

Advanced software, RhizoVision Explorer, analysed these images to extract detailed root architecture traits. The team also conducted genetic analysis using DarTSeq technology to identify DNA markers associated with root responses to phosphorus availability.

I upgraded to M365 Copilot which integrated some LLM with all my office apps. Kinda neat, has potential but needs work. On the other hand, when I right click words with red lines highlighting misspelling, there is no correction available! UI: Get the basics right first!

Worth sharing. Pay attention and remember drowning can be calm and quiet, watch out for kids. You know when they're quiet there might be trouble!

At the IPG Root Biology Symposium at the University of Missouri. ChatGPT helped summarize the abstract book in graphical form. Great speakers and familiar faces of root biologists. Thanks to the organizers for inviting me and looking forward to telling you all more about RhizoVision Transformer.

Who makes these UIs? I just want to copy and paste it.

Expanded the vegetable garden again this year - on the right side there. We enjoy planting and harvests throughout the year. Tennessee has a great climate for gardens but the clay soil needs work. What about you? Anybody else garden?

How does #hyperspectral leaf reflectance vary with functional traits, site, and evolutionary lineage in #grasses? New paper, part of a special issue "Advancing Spectral Biology to Understand Plant Diversity Across Scales", check it out: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A boy and his drill press. Drilling is an essential part of biology.

Robots.

I'm still comprehending that our new 256 core, 1 TB RAM, 2x NVIDIA L40s analytics server is edge compute at a place like ORNL. AI-enabled image analysis is hungry. I'm fortunate to work with people who know what they are doing!

What, isn't it kinda weird you can't delete your last prompt and model output from context when it's not going well in ChatGPT? That seems like an obvious need after using it a few times.

What is publication post-super intelligent AI? Is writing the same background over and over that important when a chatbot can summarize your field in 3 seconds? It's more clear than ever that we are stewards of reliable experiments including data collection, analysis, and depositing.

Dear 🧪PIs, I'm curious: do u have a #strategy for finishing projects in situations when the hired 🧑‍🔬 changes jobs while the project is still running? *we r a few months b4 project end & there is a 2nd unfin. project (from before my time as #PI). A 🪙 for your thoughts! #PlantScience #GroupLeader

Anyone out there dealt with the issue of your uni's postdoc salary scale being higher than what a grant provides? (NSF postdoc in this case.)

The snow lay as a cold blanket. Today in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA - a beautiful place to live and work. Looking north to my roots in Kentucky.

Not long ago we dreamed up this fungal imaging experiment comparing two species growing on 3 levels of nitrogen in glucose minimal media. 5 reps. I did the best I could to get clear, daily images for 12 days. Big kudos to @lagergren.bsky.social and Anand for doing initial analysis in 1! day.

Peer-Review PSA: 1) review the paper you have, not an imaginary paper. Telling someone they could have done a different experiment is not helpful! 2) If you say someone missed sources or observations or whatever, provide citations! Support the author, don't pretend it's a citation easter egg hunt!

Do you want to study roots? We released RhizoVision Explorer 3 years ago and now have 12,500+ downloads. RVE is free, open-source software for analyzing root images. The website covers common reproducible imaging approaches. Feel free to ask any questions! Version 2 coming! www.rhizovision.com

I'm really into humanoid robots. You know, the ones that can walk on two legs, have arms, all that. In the past year there has been an explosion of these robots, at least 10 advanced varieties. For me, the possibilities are exciting. Check out my YouTube list and... youtube.com/playlist?lis...

So fungal people. Is this a thing? Measuring respiration of fungus growing on agar in petri dish? Well if not, it is now. 🥸

OK well here's one way to get a lot of images making use of barcodes for sample IDs and staying focused to acquire two different light source images per petri dish by manually flipping the switches. About a minute a dish. Sped up 10x. Merry Christmas and Happy Solstice.

Cultured fungi can be really beautiful and interesting to look at. We should take more pictures.

My colleague @lagergren.bsky.social leading a hackathon to teach two interns, Jack and Janou, and our software developer, Anand, how to build a convolutional neural network for image analysis from scratch on their journey to be leaders in AI for research!

Could not make it to #BES2024 or to the cross-biome tree root trait and function session @moniqueweemstra.bsky.social and I organized? No worries, I will summarize it here.

Proud to share our new @plantphys.bsky.social review exploring the anatomical and molecular basis for root adaptations to the environment. Prashanth Ramachandran and Andrea Ramirez detail cell types and pathways that help plants stay resilient in a changing world. academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...

Interested in how and where trees move water? I'm hiring a plant ecophys postdoc to study hydraulic redistribution in Indiana forests. If you'll be at AGU and want to discuss, please reach out! jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/postdoc...

I enjoy writing reviews. I learn a lot reading the literature and organizing thought in the field. Attempting to synthesize ideas and proposing conceptual advancements is how we move a field forward. It is a great chance for early career researchers to plant a flag. Here's a review of my reviews 👇

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

My talk "How to science (and how not to science)" presented at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; course "How to pick a scientific problem" organized by Shamik Mazumdar and Simon Stael. November 18, 2024. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

I wasn't very sure why the handles on Bluesky were so long. Turns out that is a method for identity verification by which you can attach your own custom domain. I've had a website for a long time and was able to combine a couple steps to get LarryMYork.phenotyper.com as my handle. Want your own? 👇

OK, I've adjusted the Secondary Metabolism feed to no longer catch the words "natural products", since it was getting way too much non-scientific stuff. So, it's on all of us now to tag cool natural products content with #secmet or #natprod !

Get ready for MicrobeVision

Great opportunity for postdocs including 🌱! Join Salk’s Rising Stars Symposium, May 13–14. Present your research, engage with leading scientists & explore pathways at Salk. Apply by January 10, 2025! salk.edu/about/our-co... #PlantBiology #RisingStars #SalkInstitute

Nice to be back!

I made a Root Scientists Starter Pack go.bsky.app/46hHLm3! Let me know in the comments or DM if you'd like to be added #roots #rootscientists

Awesome to see @guillaumelobet.bsky.social @benjamindelory.bsky.social Jeff and Elsa at the International Society of Root Research meeting in Leipzig. All roots all the time is so much fun! Learned a ton. #ISRR12 #ISSR24

🧪🌱💡 #PlantSciJob Are you passionate about #robust cropping systems? Do you want to explore how #plant #roots impact water flow across different scales? We're happy to announce that we have 3 open positions (1 PhD, 2 postdocs) @ UCLouvain (BE) for the EU project DROOGHT. More: drooght.github.io

Not the best setup but taking clear images of the rhizobox with a colleague from the Environmental Sciences Division at ORNL

Are you an #ECR interested in #reviewing for the first time? ✍️ Here are two steps to get started: 1️⃣ Collaborate with a more experienced lab member to co-review requests 2️⃣ Add your profile to our submission system with subject area keywords Thanks for contributing to the scientific community! 🫶