I'm delighted to be using our unique capabilities at UIUC to non-destructively assess whole root system size and depth distribution of field-grown crops to test the performance of these soybeans engineered by Wolfgang Busch and his Harnessing Plants Initiative team.

Decoding plants cell by cell: opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology (Lieven De Veylder , Maite Saura-Sanchez , Bert De Rybel , Tatsuya Nobori , Klaas Vandepoele , Lorenzo Caputi , Sarah E O’Connor , Jian Xu) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

📣 Please share! We’re recruiting to build predictive models of gene regulation in plants. We’d love to hear from anyone with strong foundations in regulatory genomics or ML and fluency with coding agents. Any career stage; no plant background needed. noborilab.org 1/5

Nobori Lab | The Sainsbury Laboratory

Decoding the molecular and cellular basis of plant-microbe interactions. Single-cell and spatial omics of plant immunity. Led by Tatsuya Nobori at TSL, Norwich, UK.

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Tatsuya Nobori@tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 3w ago

Excited to launch our ERC project ImmuneCellState 🚀 We’ll investigate how individual plant cells respond to pathogens and explore new dimensions of plant immunity research by integrating single-cell/spatial omics, deep learning and genome editing. @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

🥔 RESEARCH 🥔 In potato roots, the endodermis and exodermis define anatomical compartments for mineral nutrients. Exodermal suberin accumulates early, and its reduction is associated with altered ion homeostasis and reduced growth- Company-Arumí et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

An embryo-derived peptide signal directs endosperm polarity in Arabidopsis | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

An embryo-derived peptide signal directs endosperm polarity in Arabidopsis

Angiosperm seed formation requires the coordinated development of the products of double fertilization—the embryo and the endosperm. The endosperm mediates efficient nutrient transfer from surrounding...

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Amazing scenery to hear the latest on Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers and to catch up with colleagues around the world. #PADiBa2026

Our work, Progressive oxygenation of developing leaves directs morphogenesis, is now out in Science Advances! We found that developing leaves oxygenate from tip to base, strikingly mirroring their developmental axis, and this drives leaf dev. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aef2430 #plantscience

🍅🪵 Secondary Growth and Exodermal Barriers Shape Local Root Hydraulics: Modeling Insights in #Tomato by @marcodago.bsky.social Rémy Schoppach @adrienheymans.bsky.social Valentin Couvreur and @guillaumelobet.bsky.social buff.ly/Wc3aQus #PlantScience #horticulture #RootScience @marcodago.bsky.social

Secondary Growth and Exodermal Barriers Shape Local Root Hydraulics: Modeling Insights in Tomato

Abstract. Root water uptake efficiency depends on root system architecture and anatomical features of individual root segments. Beyond cell wall, membrane,

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"Soil health assessment using buried cotton underpants with the help of 1000 citizen scientists". If that's not enough to make you click that link, I don't know what would be. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Soil health assessment using buried cotton underpants with the help of 1000 citizen scientists

Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth. Although many soils are degraded, societal awareness of soil-related issues is limited. To highlight soil as a key resource and fascinating study system, w....

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PADiBa2026 is about to start! Looking forward to a week full of apoplastic barriers!

Here is our experimental answer to the question of how plant leaves take up volatiles. Tested with the very cool Kalanchoë laxiflora, which has two types of leaves with opposite stomatal opening patterns. With @heikelindner.bsky.social and colleagues. Happy reading! t.co/aU77BZTqYV

In a global first, Mexico approves use of RNA-based fungicide. Oifirax, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA molecules to kill the fungus responsible for powdery mildew on grapes. www.science.org/content/arti...

In a global first, Mexico approves use of RNA-based fungicide

Oifirax, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA molecules to kill the fungus responsible for powdery mildew on grapes

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An opportunity to work with me 👇

KWS Group@kwsgroup.bsky.social · last mo.

📣 We are hiring a Computational Biologist – Genome Editing Trait Discovery in Einbeck, Germany. This is an interesting role for someone with strong analytical skills and a collaborative mindset. #PlantSciJobs #AgSciJobs jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...

New Kajala lab photo has dropped! It is such a pleasure to work with these early career researchers - each bring their talents and passion. No wonder I go to work smiling! 🇫🇮🇮🇹🇲🇽🇳🇱🇮🇳🇦🇷🇬🇹 #PlantSciences

We are so excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2027 Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology Gordon Research Conference! Learn More and Apply Now! www.grc.org/single-cell-...

Thrilled to receive the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (@plantspps.bsky.social) Early Career Award 2026 at #SPPS2026! Deeply grateful to the Society and to everyone who has supported my research on plant cell wall integrity signalling along the way 🌱🏆

[⚠️JOB ALERT⚠️] We are looking for a Research assistant (IE for those familiar with the French system) in molecular biology to run DAPseq in the lab. 18 months contract (to start) Start date: October 1st. Exprience in library prep., in vitro transcription/translation system or DAPseq is a must.

The GMI @gmivienna.bsky.social of the @oeaw.bsky.social seeks to appoint a Scientific Director (f/m/x) to lead one of Europe’s premier research institutes in plant biology. Apply by Nov. 15 via GMI.search.director@oeaw.ac.at. More information: www.oeaw.ac.at/de/gmi/join-...

We are looking for a Group Leader in #Wheat research for pre-breeding here @kwsgroup.bsky.social. This is a full-time, permanent position at KWS France. You would be working on a research station near Lille or Paris. jobs.kws.com/job/Mons-en-... #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs

It took some time, but we are thrilled to present the first major outcome of our @erc.europa.eu ERC DIRNDL AdG project: Evgeniya Pukhovaya @epukh.bsky.social and others in our team describe the discovery of a mechanism for polar protein targeting in plants (1/13) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Systematic proteomics identifies a conserved mechanism for polar targeting of plant cortical proteins

Multicellular development is tightly coupled to the polarization of individual cells, which partitions polar proteins along the cell cortex and can control asymmetric cell division, anisotropic growth...

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New preprint alert! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... The conclusion of a long-lasting obsession about lipids, plant terrestrialization and the origin of plant symbioses 1/7 🧵 @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social @katharinamel1.bsky.social @tatiana-vernie.bsky.social @kellerjeanphd.bsky.social

A single genetic innovation at the origin of plant terrestrialization https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.744897v1

New paper! Amphibious plant, H. difformis, reprograms C3 to potential C4 photosynthesis underwater, highlighting its amazing plasticity of carbon assimilation machineries for aquatic environment. Congrats, Hongwei & the team🥳🌿🐸! academic.oup.com/hr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/hr/uhag230/8708086

We’re looking for a new team member (Remote, Half Time, Biological Data Curation Scientist)! If you or someone you know might be interested, please pass on this information. phoenix-bioinformatics.hirehive.com/biological-d... #plantscijobs #arabidopsis #biocuration

Biological Data Curation Scientist (Remote, Half Time) - Phoenix Bioinformatics - Newark | HireHive.com

Biological Data Curation Scientist (Remote, Half Time) - Phoenix Bioinformatics is looking for a remote Biological Data Curation Scientist to join our sc ...

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The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution (Lea S Berg , Paola Ruiz Duarte , Inés Hidalgo Prados , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution

A single-cell transcriptomic atlas resolved the developmental transitions from shoot apex to mature leaf tissues in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

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www.nature.com/articles/s41... It's been a long time coming, but delighted to say that the first major output from my Royal Society Fellowship is now published. 🙂 #PlantScience

The post-fertilization archegonium gene network of seedless plants contributed to the origin of seeds - Nature Communications

The authors identify conserved gene networks across fern and angiosperm reproductive development, including between the sporophyte ovule and the fern gametophyte egg-chamber. Repurposing of this netwo...

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Happy to share our combined views on the opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology; collaborative work now out in @theplantcell.bsky.social : track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...

Decoding plants cell by cell: opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology

Single-cell and spatial biology techniques present new opportunities for plant research, but also come with methodological considerations, technical limita

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5 (+?) independent plant lineages evolved to text the same bacteria for nitrogen. we just need to learn the language they're using. www.cell.com/trends/plant...

Plant–cyanobacterial symbioses: mutualism with emerging translational possibilities

Engineering rhizobial–plant nitrogen fixation in crops is a major goal in plant synthetic biology. We propose expanding efforts to plant–cyanobacterial symbioses as an alternative path. Targeting the ...

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In the last 24 hours I have parked my car (license plate ZEA MAYS) next to a car with license plate CEREALS and then one that is MUTATOR. Davis is a normal town.

How do transcription factors bind DNA strongly, and in a switch like manner, while remaining sequence specific? Our new paper on a canonical plant TF suggests the answer is a previously underappreciated assembly state: transcription factor nanoclusters. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Nanoclustering of a plant transcription factor enables strong yet specific DNA binding

Transcription factor nanoclusters balance the DNA binding trade-off between weakly binding oligomers and nonspecific condensates.

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