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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026 at the ZMBP Interview with Dr. Trang Phan, postdoc Trang Phan is a second-year postdoctoral researcher in Prof.

On the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience at the ZMBP we interviewed Trang Phan and Margot Smit @likeyoda1.bsky.social
Check how they became plant biologists and their advice to ECRs! 🌱
(and follows us on 👇)
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Not that this passes without being noticed: The GreenRobust cluster of excellence is officially alive since Jan 1, 2026! Looking forward to at least seven years of exciting science in the field of plant ecology, molecular biology, agriculture and the combination of all these fields. Stay tuned!

Nice view on my final day of my contract at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social.
Fog and a halo over the botanical garden made walking today worth it.

Great news — forward looking voices are finally prevailing in the discussion on genome editing in crop plants!

AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots

This is a fantastic article with a lot of simple explanations in it of everyday counterintuitive bullshit, just as you’d expect from Cory Doctorow.

Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

I'm thinking about this regularly.
We need more people helping with science communication! A big disconnect between science and the general public contributes to how much influence disinformation campaigns can have on people.
But how?

New genomic techniques: Council and Parliament strike deal to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of our food systems Council and Parliament reach provisional deal on a set of rules for new genomic techniques, aiming to improve the competitiveness of European agriculture and support the sustainability of our food sys...

European Council and Parliament agree on relaxing rules for bringing genome-edited plants to the market - a central step for facilitating a science-based management of our current plant systems.
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

A framework for plant science education drawing together the five key themes. To cultivate the next generation, plant science education for the future must: Position plants at the centre of an education that addresses global challenges and societal values; Be enriched by local and strategic partnerships; Prepare students for their futures using bold and effective pedagogies; Give educators resources and opportunities to connect and develop; and embrace equity, diversity and Inclusion.

A manifesto for plant science education
Alvey et al.

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Societal Impact Statement also available in French.

#PlantScience @apaterlini.bsky.social @lizalvey.bsky.social @PlantTeaching.bsky.social @katharinehubbard.bsky.social

I've attended a keynote lecture of hers where she talked about her work and all the so-called strategies that are used to fake articles and results.
Super interesting and made me look at publications differently. I highly recommend you check out her work!

🧵 Thread on #SessilePlants:

Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"].

David Attenborough: "👇"

Oh no. You're right. I'll need a minute with THAT information...

The first Salad Fingers episode is 11 years old.

Do with this information what you want.

This looks great in my opinion. Imaging these without the need of antibodies makes the analysis quite accessible. Maybe I should try this for myself sometime.

Viele Umwelt-NGOs haben sich vor über 30 Jahren entschieden, gegen #Gentechnik zu sein. Statt sich über die Jahre zu hinterfragen, betreiben sie die Kampagnen einfach weiter. Sie sind zum Selbstzweck geworden.
@sciencenotes.bsky.social wirft einen kritischen Blick auf #Greenpeace & Co.