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OED Gen-AI Symposium: Abstract registration closes this week Abstract submission deadline: 12 March 2026

🚨 Last chance to submit!

Abstract registration for the OED "Gen-AI in Higher Education" symposium by the @sebiology.bsky.social closes this week (12/03).

Share your work and join discussions on practical and inclusive uses of generative AI in education

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Fig. 1.Protein interactions of solanaceous sucrose transporters as determined by the split ubiquitin system (SUS), bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC), or tandem affinity purification (TAP). The schematic representation was modified from Garg and Kühn (2022). Assigned functions of sucrose transporters are printed in bold.

🍬 REVIEW 🍬

Lauschke et al. review how homo-oligomerization of plant sugar transporters shapes transport function and targeting. Protein–protein interaction studies reveal regulatory networks among co-expressed or co-localized membrane transporters.

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The SEB is recruiting: SiG Convenors (3 Roles) The SEB is launching a new cross-cutting Special Interest Group in Mitochondrial Physiology!

The @sebiology.bsky.social is recruiting SIG Convenors (3 roles)!

Lead a Special Interest Group, organise activities, and help shape the future of experimental biology while expanding your professional network.

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SEB Conference Florence 2026: Final day to submit your abstract Abstract submission deadline: 6 March 2026 🗓️

You can already explore registration options and plan your participation.

Registration:
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SEB Annual Conference Florence 2026 The crèche/childcare facilities will be open to the children of registered delegates, between the ages of 0-12.

👶 Attending #SEBconference 2026 with family?

The conference offers a childcare service to help researchers participate fully.

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SEB Annual Conference Florence 2026 The Irene Manton Poster Prize is open to students and early career scientists and takes place each year at the SEB Conference. A prize of £100 is awarded to the best poster in each section (animal, ce...

The Irene Manton Award recognises outstanding early-career researchers in plant science.

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SEB Annual Conference Florence 2026 The session provides the opportunity for postgraduates and post docs, who are within 5 years since completing their PhD, to showcase their talents and is designed to recognise the best young researche...

🎓 Young researchers: don't forget the Young Scientists Award Session (YSAS)!

The submission deadline is also TODAY (6 March).

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SEB Annual Conference Florence 2026 Find out all the information about our sessions

Explore the wide range of conference sessions and find where your research fits.

But remember: the abstract deadline is TODAY!

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SEB Conference Florence 2026: Final day to submit your abstract Abstract submission deadline: 6 March 2026 🗓️

🚨 FINAL CALL:
Abstract submission deadline is TODAY for the #SEBconference 2026 in Florence!

Don't miss your chance to present your research and join scientists from around the world.

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Practical and Inclusive Approaches to using Gen-AI in Higher Education This two-day Outreach, Education and Diversity (OED) Symposium centres around the rapidly evolving role of Generative AI (Gen-AI) in education, bringing together students, educators, and researchers t...

Don’t miss the GenAI Symposium 2026!

Discover how Generative AI is reshaping experimental biology and research innovation.

📌 Submission deadline: 12 March 2026
📌 Registration closes: 19 March 2026
📌 Virtual registration closes: 26 March 2026

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Throwback to SEB-EcoMito 2026 in Lyon 🇫🇷

Where the mitochondrial science community came to life!

Relive the highlights 👇
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✳️ #SpecialIssue call for papers ✳️

We are accepting submissions for a NEW special issue: Applications of mechanistic #modelling in biodiversity conservation 🖥️🌎

Edited by Sean Tomlinson & Brian Helmuth

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📣 Hurry!!!!!

Abstract submission for the SEB Annual Conference Florence 2026 closes THIS FRIDAY (6 March 2026, Midnight GMT)!

Don’t miss your chance to showcase your research in front of a global biology community.

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🚨 We’re recruiting 3 SiG Convenors!

SEB is launching a new Special Interest Group in Mitochondrial Physiology.

1 Convenor each: Animal, Cell & Plant
🗓 3-year term
⏰ Deadline: 10 March

Apply:
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Subscribe to Open Broadening open access through community support In 2026, two of the Biochemical Society's journals will be published open access with no author- or reader-facing fees.

In 2026, two leading titles from our journals will be published OA under S2O, with no author-facing fees and no reader-facing fees. We’re grateful to the collective action of our library and institutional customers for their continued support. Read more: https://ow.ly/gWTh50YnV7x

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SEB Feb 2026 Newsletter 📣

Abstract submissions closing soon for #SEBconference Florence 2026, registration open, awards nominations, webinars & journal highlights!

Explore news + events for biologists worldwide:
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Fig. 1.Comparative Ustilago maydis infections of 18 maize cultivars under different temperature conditions. (A) Plan of the infection studies performed under four different temperature regimes. DR, disease rating. (B) Photographs of different infection symptoms. The different symptom categories are represented by specific colors and a specific disease index (DIX), shown above the images. Scale bars=25 mm. (C–E) Disease ratings of 17 EU-NAM founder cultivars and B73 14 days after infection with the compatible U. maydis strains FB1 and FB2 or mock infection under the temperature conditions of 1985 (C), 2050 (D), or the temperature for 1985 with an additional 3 d heatwave (E). All experiments were performed in two biologically independent replicates; the total number of plants used (n) is indicated in each case. The mean ±SE infection intensity for each maize cultivar is given as the DIX. Colors indicate the different symptom categories defined in (B).

🌡️🌽 RESEARCH 🌽🌡️

A minimal increase in temperature, as forecast by global warming scenarios, results in increased Ustilago maydis infection and significant differences in maize gene expression – Schwarz et al.

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📢 Editor’s Pick from @theplantjournal.bsky.social

Discover the fascinating role of EXPANSIN1 in rhizobial colonization in Lotus. 🌱🤝

A must-read for anyone interested in plant–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and plant biology by @gwenkirschner.bsky.social

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SEB Annual Conference Florence 2026 Abstract submissions is open from Thursday 8th January until Friday 6th March 2026

📣 Abstract submissions are now open for the #SEBconference 2026!

Share your cutting-edge biology research and present in Florence, Italy 🇮🇹 this July.

🗓️ Deadline: 6 March 2026 (Midnight GMT)

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Submit your work and be part of an amazing scientific programme!

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Join us for a free OED webinar on Use of AI in Higher Education, exploring practical ways educators and researchers can use AI tools confidently and effectively!

🗓️ Wednesday 18 March 2026

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OsbHLH064, an IVb bHLH Transcription Factor, Regulates Iron Homeostasis and Enhances Grain Fe Accumulation in Rice Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plant growth and development. The maintenance of Fe homeostasis relies on sophisticated regulatory networks where bHLH transcription factors play a key rol....

#OsbHLH064, an IVb bHLH #Transcription Factor, Regulates Iron #Homeostasis and Enhances #Grain Fe Accumulation in #Rice

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Small nucleolar RNA HIDDEN TREASURE 2 reduces drought tolerance via multiple pathways in Arabidopsis HIDDEN TREASURE 2 (HID2), a small nucleolar RNA (snoRNAs) primarily known for its role in ribosome biogenesis and plant development, functions as a negative regulator of drought tolerance in Arabidop...

Small #nucleolar RNA HIDDEN TREASURE 2 reduces #drought tolerance via multiple pathways in #Arabidopsis

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Fig. 3 (shortened, full legend in paper): Cross-section of a T. pseudonana cell showing the schematic of the proposed CCM. Concentric circles starting from the outside moving inwards represent the frustule, plasma membrane, and the four membranes of the complex plastid. Each step of the CCM is numbered following the subheadings within the discussion. Step 1: the conversion of extracellular HCO−3 to CO2 by TpδCA1 and TpζCA1 which then diffuses across the plasma membrane. Step 2: the conversion of this influxing CO2 back to HCO−3 potentially by TpαCA3 and TpθCA4. Step 3: the carboxylation of PEP and HCO−3 to OAA by PEPC2 (or the class 2 PEPC complex). Step 4: the conversion of this OAA to malate by MDHc. Step 5: the translocation of malate into the chloroplast by an as yet unknown carboxylate transporter before the unknown stromal decarboxylase releases CO2 from malate.

🌊🧪 EDITOR'S CHOICE 🧪🌊

Experimental manipulation of carbonate chemistry allowed for separation of the carbon-concentrating mechanism (CCM) in T. pseudonana from other processes that rely on the same proteins, revealing a hybrid CCM – Himes & Kustka

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