🌳 Lurrazpiko mikorrizek 110 kuatrilioi kilometroko sare-globala osatzen dute. Lurretik Eguzkirako distantzia baino mila milioi aldiz handiagoa. Klima-erregulatzeko gakoetako bat da, zientzialarien ustez 🗞️⤵️

Lurrazpiko mikorrizek 110 kuatrilioi kilometroko sarea osatzen dute

Bazekiten mikorrizak landareen bizitzarako ezinbestekoak zirela, baina inork ez zuen kalkulatu zenbat eta non dauden. Desertuetatik hasi eta baso tropikaletaraino lurreko biomak aztertuta jakin dute, orotara, Lurretik Eguzkirako distantzia baino mila milioi aldiz handiagoa den sarea osatzen dutela.

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Congrats to Dr. Maddi Artamendi, who successfully defended her PhD thesis "Plant-Pollinator Interactions: from diversity and plasticity to the stability of pollination services"! Thesis supervised by Ainhoa Magrach (BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change) & Arantza Aldezabal (@upvehu.bsky.social) 🐝🌱

Molecular mechanisms modulating beneficial plant root-microbe interactions: What’s common? #review #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

Curious about how fungi help plants survive drought? 🌿 New #OpenLearn article from my stay at @openuniversity.bsky.social with Yoseph Araya explores the science behind mycorrhizal symbiosis - a great read for environmental & agricultural students! 🔗 www.open.edu/openlearn/na...

Hidden soil allies – fungi that help plants face drought

Climate change makes droughts more frequent and intense, threatening the food we grow and eat every day. Luckily, plants have invisible allies under the soil – tiny fungi called mycorrhizae that ...

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In this study, we found that two major lineages of endosymbiotic fungi have lost DNA polymerase genes. In AM fungi, DNA polymerase losses are lineage-specific. Microsporidia lost the same DNA polymerases and accessory co-factors as AM fungi, but in a slightly different order.

🌿🍄The XXIV International Symposium of Cryptogamic Botany has come to a close! Thank you to all participants for an inspiring few days full of knowledge, collaboration, and discoveries. It’s been a truly enriching congress— ...see you next time!

It was a real pleasure attending #ISCB2025 in such a welcoming and friendly atmosphere 🍃✨ Grateful for the opportunity to share our work on agricultural land use effects on soil fungal diversity 🍄🌱 and to meet inspiring researchers with diverse and exciting topics 🧫🪴🔬

🧪 The #ISCB2025 scientific program is now live! Explore the sessions, speakers, and topics waiting for you 🌍🔬 Check it out on our website!

(EUS) Gaur goizeko gogoeta: Zer da lorezain izatea? Euskaraz “loreak zaintzen dituena”. Baina Gasteizekoen greba dela eta, moztu gabeko lorategiak lorez eta polinizatzailez bete dira. Agian, lorazaintza eredua birpentsatzeko unea da — betiere lan baldintza duinak defendatuz!

Today our team members took part in #Ikergazte2025, the interdisciplinary congress bringing together Basque researchers! A great space to connect, share knowledge and show that high-level research can be done in Basque Country. Eskerrik asko #UEU!

(EUS) #Euskaraldia dela eta antolatutako erakusketan aurkeztutako doktoregoko ikerketari buruzko poster dibulgatiboa, maiatzaren 25a arte ikusgai #FarmaziaFakultatea (EN) Informative poster on the doctoral research on the occasion of the #Euskaraldia, will be on display until 25 May

Exciting day at the IX Research Conference of the @ztffct.bsky.social, organized by @upvehu.bsky.social! 🧪🌿 Our group presented a poster highlighting our research lines and ongoing work, chekc it out!

📢New publication! Our team member Arantza del Canto, led by Maite Lacuesta, explores legume improvement under drought. The study shows that the Arrocina de Álava genotype excels under drought, while organic farming improves quality. 📖Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our team member Dr. Asier Herrero participated in the Science Coffee event @upvehu.bsky.social , discussing the future of forests and how climate change impacts their resilience. 🌳

Our team member Iker Pardo led a research collaborating with @gobiernonavarra.bsky.social, GAN NIK and @davidjcampion.bsky.social! The study uncovers the habitat thresolds of Europe’s most endangered woodpecker via advanced GPS, bridging conservation and forestry management doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...

Finally! Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course). www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Apoplastic barriers are essential for nodule formation and nitrogen fixation in Lotus japonicus

Establishment of the apoplastic root barrier known as the Casparian strip occurs early in root development. In legumes, this area overlaps with nitrogen-fixing nodule formation, which raises the possi...

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📢Our team member Maddi Artamendi was recently interviewed by Campusa Magazine, discussing her study published in @natureecoevo.bsky.social. The research highlights how declining pollinator diversity negatively impacts plant reproduction. 📄Read it here: www.ehu.eus/en/web/campu...

Pollinator diversity in urgent need of protection to ensure ecosystems function properly - campusa-magazine

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(EUS) Farmazia Fakultateko Landare Biologia eta Ekologiako Departamentuko kideak 8M ospatzeko elkartu gara! (EN) The Department of Plant Biology and Ecology colleagues have joined the Faculty of Pharmacy to commemorate 8M!

🔬 On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a key finding from our survey: 60% of responses are from women👩‍🔬 We are exploring supervisory practices in academia through the eyes of early career researchers. Your voice matters! 💬 Share your experiences here: forms.gle/WT9GoiaHxypX...

Labelling my scientific supervisor: A genuine leader or just a big jerk?

Thank you for taking part in this survey. The aim of this survey is to understand which characteristics make a scientific supervisor supportive and constructive or, conversely, detrimental to the grow...

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👩🏻‍🔬Today, on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the incredible women in our lab and beyond who drive research forward. Their work is essential to building a more inclusive and sustainable future in science. More equity, more science, more justice!🌱

🌾 New publication! Our team member Ander Yoldi, along with Aitor Agirresarobe & Usue Pérez López, found that Tritordeum, a wheat-barley hybrid, and barley landraces show promising drought resilience thanks to their higher ear photosynthesis. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Tritordeum, barley landraces and ear photosynthesis are key players in cereal resilience under future extreme drought conditions

Drought is the main factor limiting cereal production in the Mediterranean basin and Climate Change will exacerbate its effects. Among the strategies …

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Want to know more about how climate change is impacting tree growth? This article breaks down the latest research by our team members @julenastigarraga.bsky.social and Dr. Asier Herrero on increasing growth synchrony in European beech forests🌳 🔗 Read more here: www.ehu.eus/es/web/campu...

El cambio climático aumenta la sincronía en el crecimiento de los árboles - Campusa - UPV/EHU

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#ResearchCBGP | A bacterial stress-response chaperone contributes to nitrogen fixation by the symbiosis of Rhizobium leguminosarum with pea 🇪🇸 - short.upm.es/kjgrl 🇬🇧 - short.upm.es/sw7iy #somosUPM

Exciting news! Our team members @julenbollain.bsky.social and Asier Herrero have published a new study! They analysed how climate change impacts tree growth synchrony in European beech forests and highlights the role of structural diversity for forest resilience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Forest structural diversity modulates tree growth synchrony in response to climate change

Following centuries of deforestation, many industrialized countries have experienced an increase in forest area and biomass due to changes in land- an…

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Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪🌍🦤🧬 #consgen #PopGen

Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss - Nature

A comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity covering more than three decades of research demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation i...

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Interesting new paper on inference with observational data in ecology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Causal Inference With Observational Data and Unobserved Confounding Variables

As ecology tackles progressively larger problems, we are moving beyond the scales at which randomised controlled experiments are feasible. Using observational data for causal inference raises the pro...

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📝 The Love Lies and Sweet Rewards of Australian Orchids 🧵 https://doi.org/n3r2 New research uncovers how Australian orchids seduce fungus gnats with a sophisticated blend of chemical perfumes and sugary bribes. #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 #InBrief

Seed banks are a way for plants to travel through time, asleep until they’re called back up into the sun. Nitrogen fertilizers threaten that process. 🌎🌱🌿🧪

Multiple mechanisms associated with loss of seed bank diversity under nitrogen enrichment

These results provide novel insights into multiple direct and indirect mechanisms that can lead to loss of plant diversity in seed banks under N enrichment, with important ramifications on the mainte...

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Soil life is #Biodiversity, and it supports biodiversity. “I’m a huge advocate of using mycorrhizae to protect plants and using plants to protect mycorrhizae.” #SoilHealth knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Why scientists are enlisting fungi to save endangered plants

The mycorrhizae that live among and in plant roots can boost the health of certain species, and even whole ecosystems — but scientists warn against a one-size-fits-all approach

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Innovation takes flight with the project VIA-DRON led by our team member Usue Pérez-López! Watch as our drone surveys the first of the vineyard plots🍇, paving the way for precision agriculture in the Basque Country! #PlantScience