What do you mean I have to publish another paper after I am done with this one. That doesn't sound right. That sounds like a pyramid scheme
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What do you mean I have to publish another paper after I am done with this one. That doesn't sound right. That sounds like a pyramid scheme
🌿 Postdoc opportunity in plant evolutionary ecology/genetics!
My lab in the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to start Fall 2026.
We study plant adaptation, using weeds as model systems.
#Postdoc #EcoEvo
Pls RT!
Graph of award probability of R35 and R01 from NIH factbook as a function of review rank percentile. As is apparent, 2025 is a significant departure, with lower award probabilities at all scores <40 and significant departures from norm, where even being in the top 10% is no longer a nearly certain indicator of success. Data source: https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/report/302
The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted.
What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards.
Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science.
That was the best part.
A 1944 map by geologist Harold Fisk charts a 40-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Friars Point to Gunnison, Mississippi. Fisk used aerial photos and maps to estimate the past and then-present channels. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mississippi-rivers-hidden-history-uncovered-by-lidar?fbclid=IwY2xjawQYXkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCZ2JBT2tWdVlXMmEzNU5Uc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsbjW-Yuubr_o_Kfeh0Elzc94geDwfXIZmeNL7NyljEBAOEjH53m2QLSo1NF_aem__4NkCIJ_D8J6mI1e8eMByg
Rivers are living beings.
I am glad that Bluesky has now captured all the best parts of #rstats twitter: dank memes, sick burns, hot takes, and flame wars.
Summary of our "Plant Bioinformatics" course content. Generated with ChatGPT. Details: https://github.com/bpucker/PlantBioinformatics
This week in our "Plant Bioinformatics" course: students practice critically evaluating scientific papers. We check: data availability, reproducibility, and whether claims are supported by evidence. Teaching reproducible science 🌱
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#RNAseq #Bioinformatics #OpenScience
Apply for 6 months of Claude Max if you are an open source dev.
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What would you think if a hypothetical biology professor at a hypothetical public university in a state starting with an N, who was involved in helping organize a Stand Up for Science Rally this week, and got a visit from their hypothetical Department chair and... 1/2
I would thank the hypothetical professor for standing up for science.
🌿 Discover our starter packs designed for researchers using computational tools, software, and models to advance plant science.
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Model of the role of ZmMKK1-ZmCAT2 module in plant responses to heat stress.
ZmMKK1 phosphorylates ZmCAT2 to regulate H2O2 homeostasis and improve heat stress tolerance in maize
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#ResearchArticle by Chen et al.
#PlantScience
Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers.
The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇
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I am very excited to share my simultaneous triple staining method for monocot roots. This method is not only faster but also utilizes a smaller volume of stain than traditional methods and minimizes mechanical tissue damage.
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❤️❤️❤️ yarumos.
Rising Air-Conditioning Use Intensifies Global Warming | Nature Communications share.google/NGlILkSMcaPc...
Animated Richard Spruce was not something I expected.
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🪴Postdoc position - UT Austin, TX, USA
- Developmental Mechanisms of Adaptation to Underwater Environment/Genome Editing🪴
Do you love amphibious/aquatic plants? Then consider applying to the position! See the attached ads.
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Interesting!
Unravelling the processes controlling #pollen formation and functions with cross-species comparative analysis
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Photo of a woman wearing a hoodie, with the hood up, standing in front of a Welwitschia plant and a licor 6400.
Awesome morning tracking photosynthesis in a Welwitschia population.
(It was cold in the morning, for like 30 minutes, before the sun made it a furnace.)
Reading one of the first publications documenting circadian rhythms in humans and it’s essentially two professors torturing an assistant prof.
so i guess not much has changed in academia in 130 years 🙃
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I'm so dang excited for #PEQG26 I've already started my talk. Registration and poster abstract submission open through March 10.
I have a PhD student and a post-doc position available in my lab to work on plant photobiology. Please use the links below to postulate.
Please RT, many thanks
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@dengziqi1991.bsky.social et al. present TreeProfiler, a tool for automated annotation and interactive exploration of hundreds of features along large gene and species trees, with seamless summarization of mapped traits at internal nodes.
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#evobio #molbio #compbio
Evolutionary causes and consequences of gene duplication | Nature Reviews Genetics share.google/Qu6cg8AGLLCR...
