Please share within your networks: our chair at the University of Würzburg is looking for a new head! W3 Professorship in Plant Metabolism at the Chair of Pharmaceutical Biology www.biologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/about-the...

The first preprint of my lab has just come out doi.org/10.64898/202... This paper came out at the same day on the sudden passing of Prof. Meng Chen. Without his work, this paper would not have existed. He was an extremely supportive member of the plant photobiology community..

@romanulm.bsky.social kicking off ISPP 2026 @ispphotobiology.bsky.social in Les Diablerets, CH. Looking forward to 4 days of exciting science. Also, what a venue!

It was super nice to catch up with the community and present my work. I had a wonderful time. #thermomorphogenesis #plantscience #heatstress

Martin Balcerowicz@transcription.bsky.social · last mo.

Glad to be hosting the #Thermomorphogenesis 2026 meeting at @dundee.ac.uk, with 3 days full of exciting research and discussions about recent advances in plant temperature responses. Very happy to be part of such a supportive community!

Glad to be hosting the #Thermomorphogenesis 2026 meeting at @dundee.ac.uk, with 3 days full of exciting research and discussions about recent advances in plant temperature responses. Very happy to be part of such a supportive community!

🌾 COMMUNITY RESOURCE 🌾 GP-rapid, a newly developed fast-cycling barley genotype, reduces generation time by 25% while remaining amenable to transformation, advancing functional genomic studies in barley - Buchmann et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

Leaves absorb red and reflect far-red, so a close neighbour enriches the spectrum in far-red. Phytochrome B detects this; the plant elongates. Gibberellin is required. Its three receptors are not interchangeable — only one responds to far-red. A preprint thread: tinyurl.com/y5jyy9zc 🌱

I'm excited to share our paper on natural variation in the Arabidopsis circadian clock, published in @plantphys.bsky.social with Anna Philippova, @adaevo.bsky.social and @hikemaydon.bsky.social 🌱🕐. Thread below (🧵1/6) academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

A noncoding SNP in ELF3 alters ELF3β expression and confers adaptation of Arabidopsis to a continental climate

A naturally occurring variant in the Arabidopsis core clock gene EARLY FLOWERING 3 alters temperature responsiveness and has been selected for in regions o

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I've got something to "TORC" about! 😅 After 4 years building this project at @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social, I'm so excited to share that my first independent preprint is now online! ✨ I hope you like it: doi.org/10.64898/202... A short thread... 🧵 #PlantSci #PlantScience

The TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN (TOR) kinase controls shade-mediated hypocotyl elongation responses in Arabidopsis.

Plants perceive neighboring vegetation through an enrichment of far-red light (shade) in the environment. These changes in light quality trigger molecular and physiological responses aimed at outgrowi...

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Breakthrough discovery in the field of peptide-receptor kinase signaling in stomatal development🌱. Six partially-redundant subtilases producing mature EPF1/EPF2 pepetide to enforce stomatal patterning @natplants.nature.com 🥰 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Subtilase-mediated maturation of EPF1 and EPF2 is crucial for stomatal patterning - Nature Plants

This study identifies epidermal patterning factor (EPF)-processing proteinases as the key activators of EPF1 and EPF2 peptides, establishing their proteolytic processing as the critical missing link f...

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🏖️🌱🧬 Join us in Málaga: Oct 5–7, 2026! ✨Full list of invited speakers is now available 📢Abstract submission open: talks + posters 🏆Awards for best talk & poster 🗓️Early registration and abstract submission: June 5 ⚠️Limited spots, register early! 🔗 malaga.congresoseci.com/pgrp2026/index

Single-molecule peptide sequencing through reverse translation of peptides into DNA | Nature Biotechnology https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-026-03061-z

Single-molecule peptide sequencing through reverse translation of peptides into DNA - Nature Biotechnology

Peptides are sequenced by converting each amino acid into amplifiable DNA barcodes.

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Calling all Master students! We have two PhD positions open, one in molecular plant science on robustness, and one in plant cell biology of light signaling. For more details see: www.cos.uni-heidelberg.de/en/light-sig...

Impressive work from @saschalaubinger.bsky.social and colleagues, describing molecular and phenotypic footprints of climate in transcriptomes of native Arabidopsis thaliana. #plantscience www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Please consider attending this conference in the Swiss Alps meetings.embo.org/event/26-pla... . Exciting science & great venue, lots of opportunities for selected talks from abstracts. Join the conversation on Bluesky with #EMBOispp2026

Our model of wheat circadian clock based on our finding that orthlogues of ELF3 (Arabidopsis evening complex gene) peak at dawn in the cereals. TOC1 repression of ELF3 explains the different behaviours of Arabidopsis & wheat circadian clocks doi.org/10.1098/rsif... #plantresearch 🧪

Data-driven mathematical modelling explains altered timing of EARLY FLOWERING 3 in the wheat circadian oscillator

Abstract. Circadian rhythms are endogenous 24 h cycles that allow organisms to anticipate daily environmental changes. In plants, circadian timing is maint

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We have an open POSTDOC position to explore Marchantia immune receptor biology that is closing on the 18th of Jan. Apply using the link below, and/or email me for more details. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

Postdoctoral Researcher (Carella Group) | John Innes Centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Carella Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Evo-MPMI (Evolutionary Molecular…

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We’re pleased to welcome 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 as our new Research Highlights Editor! 🌟 Brian takes over from Martin Balcerowicz @transcription.bsky.social , who will continue supporting the role as a mentor 💚 Welcome to TPJ, Brian!

It's finally out!... Using single-cell and spatial transcriptome data, and data imputation, we created BARVISTA, a website able to perform almost genome-wide information on gene expression profiles at single-cell resolution in barley spikes! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Imputation integrates single-cell and spatial gene expression data to resolve transcriptional networks in barley shoot meristem development - Nature Plants

Spatially resolved gene expression during barley development was done by integrating an scRNA-seq dataset from cells with unknown position with spatial transcriptomics. This dataset is publicly availa...

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📚𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 Translational control in plants: from basic mechanisms to environmental and developmental responses 🧬🌱 ✍️ Jade Lyons, @kmerchante.bsky.social @alonsostepanovalab.bsky.social Discover the power of translation in shaping plant responses 🌱👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70647

Translational control in plants: from basic mechanisms to environmental and developmental responses

Translation is a key regulatory point in the control of gene expression. This review provides an overview of the translation process and molecular machinery that underlie it, highlights the major cis...

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Accessible chromatin enables rapid recruitment of PIFs to induce expression of shade-induced genes! doi.org/10.1186/s130.... Particularly proud of the excellent work of Sandi Paulišić and Alessandra Boccaccini. Many thanks to all authors who made it happen. @unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social

Transcriptional dynamics and chromatin accessibility in the regulation of shade-responsive genes in Arabidopsis - Genome Biology

Background Open chromatin regions host DNA regulatory motifs that are accessible to transcription factors and the transcriptional machinery. In Arabidopsis, responses to light are heavily regulated at...

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Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now

A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

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Last days to apply for the Research Highlights editor positions @theplantjournal.bsky.social Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team. deadline nov 24th

The Plant Journal@theplantjournal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Looking for 2 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬! 🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll: 🧬 Select standout TPJ papers 📰 Write short commentaries 🎨 Choose cover images 💬 Work with authors & SEB team 👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor 📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦 🗓️24Nov2025

I'm offering a PhD project together with Sarah McKim on temperature-controlled stomata formation within EASTBIO DTP www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #plantscience #plantscijobs Deadline 15 Feb. Please share/RP

EASTBIO - How plants breathe in a warming world: unravelling temperature control of stomata development at University of Dundee on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - EASTBIO - How plants breathe in a warming world: unravelling temperature control of stomata development at University of Dundee, listed on FindAPhD.com

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UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy www.science.org/content/arti...

U.K. science sector is ‘bleeding to death,’ lawmakers say in report

House of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies

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🌿🌈 Less than a year for ISPP 2026 in Switzerland! 🇨🇭 Check our website ispp2026.unine.ch for more details.

This is one of the best conference to attend as a plant molecular biologist! Always inspiring, highly interactive and lots of fun.

KunzLab@LMU@kunzlab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hi all @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social members and other 🌽community folks, #MBP2026 🌱 is no open for registration. Please 🏄‍♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...

I've been in this role for @theplantjournal.bsky.social for nearly two years and can highly recommend it! You work with a great team, hone your writing skills and grow your network in the plant science community. Feel free to reach out if you have specific questions about the role.

The Plant Journal@theplantjournal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Looking for 2 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬! 🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll: 🧬 Select standout TPJ papers 📰 Write short commentaries 🎨 Choose cover images 💬 Work with authors & SEB team 👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor 📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦 🗓️24Nov2025

This is a fantastic meeting (I was lucky enough to go last year) and @theplantjournal.bsky.social is delighted to sponsor an early career researcher award for the best talk

KunzLab@LMU@kunzlab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hi all @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social members and other 🌽community folks, #MBP2026 🌱 is no open for registration. Please 🏄‍♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...

New paper from Karen Halliday, @andruromanowski.bsky.social and Mengke Zhou, showing how PIF7 interacts with and inhibits phyA and can actually cause it to move to the cytosol! www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...