Very happy to share that our story is now published in @natplants! 🥂 Check it out here: nature.com/articles/s41... A study by @UGrenobleAlpes @LPCV_Grenoble @IBS_Grenoble made possible thru significant collaboration with @institut_curie @iGred @uni_regensburg. 1000 thanks to all!

The dual trxG/PcG protein ULTRAPETALA1 modulates H3K27me3 and directly enhances POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2 activity for fine-tuned reproductive transitions - Nature Plants

This study reports a bivalent factor, ULTRAPETALA1, that can counteract as well as promote PRC2 activity at hundreds of developmental genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. The pro-PRC2 activity of ULTRAPETAL...

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So glad to finally see this out in its peer-reviewed form! rdcu.be/fxLmF And don't miss the News&Views by Christos N. Velanis www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The dual trxG/PcG protein ULTRAPETALA1 modulates H3K27me3 and directly enhances POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2 activity for fine-tuned reproductive transitions

Nature Plants - This study reports a bivalent factor, ULTRAPETALA1, that can counteract as well as promote PRC2 activity at hundreds of developmental genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. The pro-PRC2...

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Happy to finally see this out in a peer-reviewed form 🧬🌱 Congrats to everyone who contributed! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The dual trxG/PcG protein ULTRAPETALA1 modulates H3K27me3 and directly enhances POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2 activity for fine-tuned reproductive transitions - Nature Plants

This study reports a bivalent factor, ULTRAPETALA1, that can counteract as well as promote PRC2 activity at hundreds of developmental genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. The pro-PRC2 activity of ULTRAPETAL...

nature.com

Applications to join the ROOT & SHOOT SI-MI mentor training close Monday July 20!! Last chance! rootandshoot.org/simi2026/ This is a fantastic free online course, running from late August through late Nov. If you're at #PlantBio2026 ask me about it, but don't delay!

Mary is absolutely right: this is an excellent course! Do not miss the chance to reflect on how identities and lived experiences influence our experience in academia and our mentoring relationships and learn to become a more reflective and effective mentor 💚.

Mary Williams @PlantTeaching@plantteaching.bsky.social · 4w ago

Applications to join the ROOT & SHOOT SI-MI mentor training close Monday July 20!! Last chance! rootandshoot.org/simi2026/ This is a fantastic free online course, running from late August through late Nov. If you're at #PlantBio2026 ask me about it, but don't delay!

Last night we enjoyed one more round of excellent talks by @johninnescentre.bsky.social scientists telling us all about starch and proteins in wheat🌾 We were sad to wrap up yet another exciting edition of @pintofscience.uk but happy to have brought science to so many people around Norwich! #pint26

Another fantastic science night at @pintofscience.uk, with speakers from @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @johninnescentre.bsky.social 🧪🌱 Grab some tickets for the last night (tonight) before they're gone! pintofscience.co.uk/event/you-ar... #pint26

Last night we kicked off @pintofscience.uk 2026 with two great talks by @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social speakers! Curious? There are still tickets available for Wednesday night: pintofscience.co.uk/event/you-ar... #pint26

NEXT WEEK: Discover how cells can sustain freezing temperatures or shrink to the impossible, helping @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @johninnescentre.bsky.social scientists grow better crops for the future🌱 📍 Warwick Arms, Norwich 📅 19 May Tickets: shorturl.at/1pnfU #pint26 @pintofscience.uk

Life at the extreme

Cells are the basic unit of life, and while we know many things about them, they still hold many mysteries. From bacteria to plants, discover how cells can…

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You are what you eat, but what is it you're eating? Discover the microscopic world of our starchy foods and how @johninnescentre.bsky.social scientists can make more nutritious Weetabix! 🌾 📍 Warwick Arms, Norwich 📅 20 May Tickets: pintofscience.co.uk/event/you-ar... #pint26 @pintofscience.uk

You are what you eat…but what is it you’re eating again?

Plants have very intricate ways of cooking up the macronutrients that are essential parts of our diet. In these Pint of Science talks, Carol will bring the…

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Can we engineer our way back to a wilder world? From marshes to mammoths, join us to discover how @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social scientists try to build a wilder future! 🎤Back from the Brink: Earth's Second Chance 📍Warwick Arms, Norwich 📅18 May Tickets: shorturl.at/kJaGL #pint26 @pintofscience.uk

Back from the Brink: Earth’s Second Chance

Can we engineer our way back to a wilder world? Join us for an evening exploring the frontiers of restoration. We’ll dive into the secret power of wetlands…

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Not the best picture, but happy to have Alejandro @aemonten.bsky.social visit us in Norwich! @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social

🎟 #pint26 programme and tickets are released on Monday! ✨️Festival 18-20 May 2026 Pro tip : sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear when eepurl.com/TbbVX

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Just passed there! Very cool story ⌨️

Duncan Mackay@theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Walking home through Norwich last night I came upon the legendary fossilised computer keyboard.

Today’s @thesainsburylab.bsky.social MSc lecture focused on epigenetics (broadly defined), delivered by our chromatin aficionado, @vgeshkovski.bsky.social

I am hiring a Postdoc (18 months contract in Montpellier, France) to study how polyploidy affects sex chromosomes in the plant Silene latifolia, using bioinformatic analyses of RNA-seq and DNA-seq data. Deadline for applications March 24th. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/412961

Post doc position in Evolutionary biology and bioinformatics

- work environment: This postdoctoral position will be supervised by Aline Muyle and hosted at the Institute of Evolutionary Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM), within the CHANGE department and the Plant ...

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Had a blast at the orchid exibition at Kew Gardens yesterday 😍 Highly recommended, and a great excuse to visit these beautiful and immense gardens! 🌱🌿 @vgeshkovski.bsky.social @adelineharant.bsky.social @hsuanpai.bsky.social @shaniakeh.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social

Come visit us at the Norwich Science Festival today! #norwichscifestival @vgeshkovski.bsky.social @adelineharant.bsky.social

I can recognize someone's handwriting @turchil.bsky.social 👀

Science, Art and Writing Trust@sawtrust.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Wow - our opening night was amazing! We can't wait to welcome everyone to the #Microbe #Zoo for Norwich Science Festival. Here's some of the feedback we've recieved tonight.

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

Ely cathedral @turchil.bsky.social

Spotted our very own @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social, @turchil.bsky.social and @vgeshkovski.bsky.social going through the JIC Historic Collections 👀 A wonderful resource well worth a visit! 📖🌷

John Innes Centre@johninnescentre.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We recently ran our second intro event for colleagues from across the JIC and Norwich Research Park to come and explore our Historic Collections 📖🔬 If you‘re interested in arranging a visit, you can learn more on our website now: www.jic.ac.uk/research-imp...

It was wonderful to present our Manifesto for Plant Science Education (published in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social) at the Botanic Garden Education Network (BGEN) conference today. 🌱 Thank you Lauren Baker & organising committee for the invite! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A manifesto for plant science education

Plants provide oxygen, food, shelter, medicines and environmental services, without which human society could not exist. Tackling pressing and global challenges requires well-trained plant scientists...

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🧪🌱 Our paper on Genomics of Botanical Collections for the #TeachingTools collection of @theplantcell.bsky.social is out! 🎉 A wonderful publishing experience because we made a great team producing the paper but also thanks to the invaluable help of @plantteaching.bsky.social with the editing.

Mary Williams @PlantTeaching@plantteaching.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New Teaching Tool! blog.aspb.org/new-teaching... Check out the latest unit in the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology series, “Genomic Analysis of Botanical Collections: Opportunities and Challenges,” by M. Deglialberti, C. Paleni, F. Fainelli, C. Lambertini, & Silvia Manrique. @tank-silvia.bsky.social

Have you ever heard that women have more chances than men of getting grants or positions in academia? Of course you have, and here are my personal views on this. With the shocking revelation that no, it is NOT TRUE ! (1/n)

I was in a meeting where we talked about summer projects for undergraduates interested in plant science, & someone shared this link 💚 @apaterlini.bsky.social Some deadlines are as early as January, so pass this on to those who might be interested! www.plantsciencefutures.org.uk/work-experie...

Still a lot to discover! I wrote a short piece on flowering for @the-node.bsky.social 🌺⏳ Thanks @turchil.bsky.social for the editing and @hsuanpai.bsky.social for the artwork 🤩🎨

the Node@the-node.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New research reveals mechanisms underlying the decades-old mystery behind flowering 🌸🌺 In this post, Vangeli Geshkovski (@vgeshkovski.bsky.social) shows there are still exciting discoveries to be made in the fields of flowering and floral development! Post: thenode.biologists.com/new-developm...

New research reveals mechanisms underlying the decades-old mystery behind flowering 🌸🌺 In this post, Vangeli Geshkovski (@vgeshkovski.bsky.social) shows there are still exciting discoveries to be made in the fields of flowering and floral development! Post: thenode.biologists.com/new-developm...

New developments in a decades-old quest on flowering - the Node

New research reveals mechanism underlying decades-old mystery behind flowering

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✨Call open for a fully-funded PhD position✨ Looking for an enthusiastic student to join my upcoming Ambizione research group (🌱 Epigenome Diversity Lab 🌱, www.epidiversitylab.org) at ETH Zürich, starting August 2026! Apply here ↘️ jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP... Application deadline: January 31st, 2026

PhD position to study epigenomic diversity and altitude adaptation in Arabis alpina

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