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Carolyn Rasmussen

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Prof of Plant Cell Biology at UC Riverside. Views are my own. She/her

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A grumpy morning? πŸ€”

10.03.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#HerpInTheGrass surprise rattler edition taken from a respectful distance πŸ˜…

10.03.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
pretty purple little crocus!

pretty purple little crocus!

first crocus of the year! yaya!

pretty purple little thing, poking up through last years leaves and the desolation of winter.

#bloomscrolling #photography #EastCoastKin #naiveteismyforte

09.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

This is to say: if you're an attorney who's hesitated to take on habeas cases because you think you lack the knowledge, or you're worried about whether you'll really help, I PROMISE you can make a difference. I'm just a dipshit with a 7-year-old laptop and a bad attitude. If I can do it, so can you.

09.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 2252 πŸ” 431 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 8
Purple flowers with green leaves

Purple flowers with green leaves

Good morning! 🌱

09.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And yes, it is different, the Hobbit is basically a book for anyone of any age, LOTR is for an adult who liked the Hobbit

09.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 160 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nanodomain-localized formin gates symbiotic microbial entry in legume and solanaceous plants Colonization of plant roots by symbionts requires substantial morphodynamic reorganization. Examples are actin-scaffolded microcompartments called infection pockets formed during root nodule symbiosis...

Happy to share our latest work in collaboration with the lab of @pengbo10.bsky.social. Here, we describe that a formin protein mediates the polarity switch from root hair to infection thread growth during symbiotic interactions.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

08.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Phacelia minor - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaceli...

08.03.2026 09:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes, thanks!!

08.03.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Purple flowers and green leaves

Purple flowers and green leaves

Charming Physalia minor spotted on campus #UCR

08.03.2026 06:58 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A close-up of an orange dahlia, a partially visible bud, and green leaves.
Camera: iPhone SE (1st Generation).
October 2023.

A close-up of an orange dahlia, a partially visible bud, and green leaves. Camera: iPhone SE (1st Generation). October 2023.

"Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are..."
- Edgar Guest.

Wishing you a lovely evening and a winning Sunday! 🧑

#OrangeSaturday
#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling
#dahlia
#EastCoastKin
#ImageAndPoem

08.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨🚨🚨URGENTE🚨🚨🚨

07.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 3385 πŸ” 807 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 236

Current NIH leadership want you to think they are using rigorous, consistent & scientific processes to screen studies to align them with agency priorities.

But the process that they have put down on paper is a sham.

It’s important to know NIH is not following its own guidance. Here’s why:

🧡1/

06.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 10
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Mosquito Bucket Challenge - Homegrown National Park Natural mosquito control: The Mosquito Bucket Challenge is a safe, affordable way to control mosquitoes without harming kids, pets, or pollinators.

Instead of spraying for mosquitos this summer, try the Mosquito Murder Bucket!

It's cheaper than paying a company and doesn't kill all of the beneficial insects in the area.

#garden #gardening

03.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 350 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 13

When someone says β€žScientists do not want you to knowβ€œ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

03.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 9515 πŸ” 4129 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 165

1/ ✨ New preprint alert ✨

It is my pleasure to share:
"Stepwise evolution of the developmental and symbiotic functions of DELLA in land plants"

Here we investigated the role of the single GRAS transcription factor DELLA in #MyMarchantia

doi.org/10.64898/202...

#PlantScience
A thread...

04.03.2026 05:20 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
Man in protective gear getting a lil hand sanitizer

Man in protective gear getting a lil hand sanitizer

Wow, never saw that, looked it up, horrified!

mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/h...

03.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Contact/Job - Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology - UNIGE

You are finishing your PhD and looking to continue in science?

The Martin lab @biology-unige.bsky.social has an open postdoctoral position in cell biology to study cell-cell fusion. For more information, please consult mocel.unige.ch/research-gro....

Thanks for reposting!

03.03.2026 09:42 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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DURBIN: Is DHS required to follow federal court orders?

NOEM: Yes sir, and we do

DURBIN: How do you explain that your agency has repeatedly violated them, as your own administration has admitted?

NOEM: We follow them when they apply


DURBIN: I'm sorry

03.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 2157 πŸ” 654 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 63

Great shot!

02.03.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta convince @frwildflowers.bsky.social to come out here and take proper photos of these amazing flowers 🀩

02.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Pale yellow flowers

Pale yellow flowers

Cream cups, another #nativeplant SoCal

02.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀩

01.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A snowdrops flower with endlessly repeating petals.

A snowdrops flower with endlessly repeating petals.

I'm in love. #WildflowerHour
Agamous Galanthus.

01.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yucca - Wikipedia

Not sure, maybe a yucca?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca

01.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Purple flowers

Purple flowers

White and orange and yellow flowers

White and orange and yellow flowers

#nativeplants showing off their flair

01.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Large beetle with a black body and a red head and legs feeding on a purple flower.

Large beetle with a black body and a red head and legs feeding on a purple flower.

Master blister beetle feeding on a phacelia flower. These guys are amazing!

01.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Logged on to post the sentence β€œI’ve started stress dreaming about granular lab budgets” and what better visual to accompany that than

01.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Brown lizard with yellow flower and lil red plant

Brown lizard with yellow flower and lil red plant

Horned lizard 🦎

01.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Chocolate lily with brown and green flower

Chocolate lily with brown and green flower

Wildflowers including orange poppies, white cream cups and purple stork bill

Wildflowers including orange poppies, white cream cups and purple stork bill

#BloomScrolling

01.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0