To find out more about their work, we spoke to the first author, Zoe Weeks @zoeweeks.bsky.social, and the corresponding author, Laura Moody @moodytomato.bsky.social, Associate Professor in Molecular Plant Biology at the University of Oxford, UK. journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

FLOE in the 2D-to-3D growth transition This Research Highlight showcases the work from Zoe Weeks @zoeweeks.bsky.social, Gargi Chaturvedi, Emily Day, Steven Kelly, Laura A. Moody @moodytomato.bsky.social: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

I am very excited to share my first publication from my PhD work: A FLOE-related protein regulates the two-dimensional to three-dimensional growth transition in the moss Physcomitrium patens url: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

A FLOE-related protein regulates the two-dimensional to three-dimensional growth transition in the moss Physcomitrium patens

Summary: The transition to 3D growth is negatively regulated by a FLOE-related protein that alters cytokinin perception and cell division processes in the moss Physcomitrium patens.

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Does anyone know what species caterpillar this is? We found around ten whole trees entirely encased in silk (from the base of the trunk to the tip of the branches) and thousands and thousands of caterpillars. We think it's an ermine moth but not sure. Oxford, UK @gargichaturvedi.bsky.social

Excited to host the UK NonSeed Plant Meeting in Norwich this year on Friday December the 12th. It’s a great community and these meetings are always fun and informative. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or a newbie looking to diversify your research, please consider joining us!

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We’re very excited to announce that the #nonseedUK25 meeting will be held in Norwich on 12th December 2025. For now, please save the date and more details will follow. Enormous thanks to @philcarella.bsky.social for organising this year’s meeting 😃

Zoe Weeks (Oxford, UK) opens the talks with a look at the 2D → 3D growth transition in Physcomitrium patens—a key shift in plant evolution. #Bryophytes #PlantDevelopment 🧪➡️🌿

New Correspondence: "Time to end the vascular plant chauvinism" rdcu.be/d38L4 The emphasis on vascular plants reveals a bias that leaves the non-vascular plants — the tiny, overlooked, inconspicuous plants — hidden in the shadows, literally.

Thanks to @fromani.bsky.social for organising #nonseedUK24 in Cambridge. What a fantastic meeting. Thanks for the generous sponsorship @gensocuk.bsky.social and @biologists.bsky.social 😃 🌱 🧬

@fromani.bsky.social welcomes everyone to the #nonseedUK24 meeting. Exciting talks again 👍

Preprint alert, please share!! With our new study, we engineered an orthogonal hypoxia-responsive system in plants inspired by mammalian HIF protein degradation. We demonstrated that this system could control protein stability and activity, enabling modulation of Oxygen sensing outputs. Here's how:

Lovely mosses and liverworts behind a waterfall in the Brecon Beacons!

A new Doctoral Training Programme - the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award - has been launched! It will cultivate researchers able to innovate solutions to challenges in and across biological and environmental sciences 👇 bit.ly/3AGjBRk

New Oxford-led initiative launches to train future leaders in life and environmental sciences

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Please repost. We are offering a rare opportunity to work as a postdoc or PhD within an international network pushing the boundaries of developmental biology. Please contact me ASAP if interested. www.sydney.edu.au/science/news...

Registration for the #nonseedUK24 meeting is OPEN (tinyurl.com/2w9us5av) until 29th November. If you would like to be considered for a flash talk and/or a travel grant, complete this form (tinyurl.com/5x58tbkr) by this Friday 15th November. Looking forward to another great meeting 🌱

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