We're delighted to be at the International Conference on Photosynthesis Research this week in Liverpool! 🌿 Visit the Journal of Experimental Botany stand to learn more about our internship programme (now open!), our special issues, and, of course, pick up some JXB merch! #ICPR26 #PlantScience 🧪
We're very pleased to be at C4-60: From Kranz to Crops - Celebrating 60 Years of C4 Discovery! Chat to Managing Editor Bennett Young about publishing in Plants, People, Planet and @newphyt.bsky.social, and learn more about The New Phytologist Foundation's charitable mission. #PlantScience
🌿🦕 Early angiosperms produced blueberry-sized fruits millions of years earlier than thought, likely relying on herbivorous dinosaurs for seed dispersal. A new study in Science rewrites the timeline of fleshy fruit evolution #plantscience www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/e...
Early Flowering Plants May Have Relied on Dinosaurs to Eat Their Fleshy Fruits and Spread Their Seeds
According to fossils preserved by volcanic ash, the plants, known as angiosperms, began producing relatively large, blueberry-size fruits millions of years earlier than previously thought
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🌿🧬Chloroplast genome editing of rbcL boosted photosynthetic rates & growth. M309I & D397N substitutions increased catalytic rate without reducing Rubisco content. Structural changes in catalytic loops underpin the improvement A non GMO path to enhanced photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Chloroplast genome editing of Rubisco boosts photosynthesis and plant growth - Nature Communications
Rubisco has inherently low catalytic efficiency limiting crop productivity. Here the authors show that chloroplast genome editing can be used to generate substitutions in Arabidopsis rbcL that increas...
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Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase family genes are required for the plant graft union formation through callus proliferation (Mu Xiong , Ting Zhang , Xin Qian et al) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase family genes are required for the plant graft union formation through callus proliferation
XTH family genes, with conserved roles in graft union formation across species, cooperatively promote callus formation and graft survival, especially in le
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Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging
Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
Mark Mansfield Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging. Researchers at Aberystwyth University say the ...
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Es ist eigentlich ganz einfach. Du nimmst ein Auto was millionenfach verkauft wurde. Was Emotionen weckt. Machst das elektrisch. Und verkaufst das zu einem vernünftige Preis. Deutsche Autobauer bekommen das nicht hin. Französische schon.
Das ist der Hammer: Citroën bringt die legendäre "Ente" zurück – und zeigt ein erstes Bild
Die legendäre "Ente" wird zum Stromer und soll weniger als 15.000 Euro kosten. Der französische Hersteller Citroën gab nun Details zu dem neuen 2CV bekannt.
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48 months. 1,460 days. 2,102,400 minutes Thank you, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, for leading the Australian Academy of Science with optimism and conviction.
Fenster, die Strom erzeugen, ohne dass man es ihnen ansieht: Forscher der NTU Singapur haben genau das entwickelt. Ihre neue Perowskit-Solarzelle ist 10.000-mal dünner als ein menschliches Haar, lässt trotzdem 41 Prozent des Lichts durch und wandelt Sonnenlicht in Energie um.
Dünn und durchsichtig: Solarzelle macht Fenster zu Kraftwerken
Forscher aus Singapur haben eine Solarzelle entwickelt, die 41 Prozent Licht durchlässt und trotzdem Strom erzeugt – direkt im Fenster.
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🌱🔬 Simplifying C4 photosynthesis modeling. An updated C4 model with Excel fitting tools for A/Ci and A/I curves estimates Vpmax, Vcmax, Jmax, and quantum yield. Designed to lower barriers for researchers at any level. #plantscience @jxbotany.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
Fitting photosynthetic carbon dioxide and irradiance response curves for C4 leaves
Abstract. Gas exchange measurements provide crucial insights into the complex mechanisms of photosynthesis. Responses of CO2 assimilation rate (A) to inter
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NEWS - New group leader to shed light on supercharged photosynthesis We are pleased to announce that Dr Tina Schreier will join the John Innes Centre as a tenure-track Group Leader in July 2026: www.jic.ac.uk/news/new-gro...
🌾🧬C4 photosynthesis needs tight cell connections New study shows C3 to C2 to C4 steps use different trait combos. Multiple paths to better photosynthesis #plantsci @marjorielundgren.bsky.social @tamara-hverdeja.bsky.social @lancasterplantbio.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Improved mesophyll–bundle sheath connectivity is achieved via different mechanisms in C2 vs C4 Alternanthera
Leaf anatomy and biochemistry of C3, C2, and C4 plants.
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It's out! 🥳 In situ architecture of #plasmodesmata - plant cytoplasmic bridges - by #cryoET. 📝 Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵 Thread: bsky.app/profile/madi... #teamtomo #proteomics #AlphaFold
In situ architecture of plasmodesmata in Physcomitrium patens resolved by cryo-electron tomography - Nature Plants
Using cryo-electron tomography, the authors reveal how plasmodesmata (plant cytoplasmic bridges) are gated by cell wall remodelling and how helical protein assemblies scaffold internal membranes, with...
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Marcel Dickmanns | 🌿❄️🔬@madic.bsky.social · last yr.New preprint: In situ Architecture of #Plasmodesmata. Using #cryoET, #AlphaFold & proteomics, we uncover the native organization of plant intercellular nanopores. 🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🧪🧵1/n #teamtomo #PlantScience #Physcomitrium #Arabidopsis #cryoEM
We're very happy to announce that the winner of this year's Royal Society Young People's Book Prize is 'The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals' by award-winning author Mike Barfield, illustrated by Paula Bossio. #YoungSciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2026/04...
Registration *CLOSES SOON* for *C460- From Kranz to Crops: Celebrating 60 Years of C4 Discovery and Innovation* Generously funded by @annbot.bsky.social, @newphyt.bsky.social, @li-corenv.bsky.social, @gpsep.bsky.social, @westsyduhie.bsky.social, @ripeproject.bsky.social
Update: carbonic anhydrases in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria Jim Moroney LSU. academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...
Update: carbonic anhydrases in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria
Abstract. This update discusses the physiological roles of carbonic anhydrase (CA) in plants and algae. It examines some new observations about the functio
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We are thrilled to welcome Tingting to @thepallavisinghlab.bsky.social as our new Postdoctoral Researcher! 🌿Tingting joins us to explore the fascinating biology of mistletoe. We are excited to see her expertise in our group! 🌳 Welcome to the team, Tingting! #PlantScience
@crispus-mbaluto.bsky.social, now a visiting researcher from our group, is at #Monogram2026 today! He is presenting our work on pearl millet-rice intergrafts and how they perform under extreme drought through a molecular biology lens🌾💧 #PlantScience
Exciting to share that our Research Assistant, Mouesanao Kandjoze, is presenting a poster on how grafting different rice varieties can be used to improve photosynthetic efficiency in #Monogram2026 🌾 This research is a key part of our efforts to boost crop resilience and productivity. #PlantScience
We are proud to see our Master student, Ella Whiteley, presenting her research at #Monogram2026! 🌾 Her poster explores RNAi rice mutants for aquaporins and evaluates their photosynthetic performance. #PlantScience
Here’s the link to Daniil’s thread 🧵 explaining why Stoic is so cool 😎🧪 #AI #ProteinPrediction bsky.app/profile/dani...
Daniil Litvinov@daniil-litvinov.bsky.social · 5mo agoI'm excited to share *Stoic*, a method for fast and accurate protein complex stoichiometry prediction directly from sequence. Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵👇(1/10)
Simultaneous Overexpression of Three Enzymes of Chloroplast Metabolism Fails to Improve CO2 Assimilation or Biomass academic.oup.com/jxb/article/... @jxbotany.bsky.social
Simultaneous Overexpression of Three Enzymes of Chloroplast Metabolism Fails to Improve CO2 Assimilation or Biomass
Abstract. Ensuring an adequate food supply amidst a growing global population and climate change challenges, necessitates innovative strategies to enhance
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C460- From Kranz to Crops: Celebrating 60 Years of C4 Discovery and Innovation 23-25 July 2026 at Lancaster University, UK Generously funded by @annbot.bsky.social , @newphyt.bsky.social, @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social, @westsyduhie.bsky.social and others! 🧪🌱 registration.lancaster.ac.uk/C460
Remembering Barbara McClintock on International Women's Day! She discovered that genes aren't static, they can actually "jump" around on a chromosome. Her discovery of transposons ("jumping genes") fundamentally changed how we understand evolution and the complexity of DNA! 🧬🌽 #WomenInScience
🔬🚪 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🚪🔬 The movement of molecules through plasmodesmata is dictated by physical principles at the nanoscale. Here, the available experimental methods to detect this flow, and applicable physical laws are evaluated - Vasina et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪
🧬📍 SPECIAL ISSUE EXPERT VIEW 📍🧬 📄 Implementation of proximity labeling technologies will advance our understanding of plasmodesmata. ✍️ Li & Aung 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪
🌿🧭 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🧭🌿 Linh & Ueda present an in-depth investigation of the potential pathways - at the suborganelle level - provided by plasmodesmata for auxin signal movement in leaf vein patterning. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪
