Quel est le taux de croissance des plantes ? Découvrez-le ici, dans mon premier article de doctorat ! (avec @elvisbranchini.bsky.social et @routierlab.bsky.social dans @newphyt.bsky.social) 🌱🔬

Fig. 6. Heat maps of Absolute growth rates and relative growth rates for Arabidopsis thaliana’s most studied organs.

A multiscale growth atlas of Arabidopsis: linking cell dynamics to organ development

Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Special thanks to @crsngr.bsky.social and @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social for funding our research.

Screenshot of a New Phytologist scientific article by Viraj Alimchandani, Elvis Branchini and Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska titled "A multiscale growth atlas of Arabidopsis: linking cell dynamics to organ development". The image includes a summary with the main findings of the paper.

Just published in @newphyt.bsky.social : my first paper in co-authorship with @virajalim.bsky.social and @routierlab.bsky.social.
This meta-analysis of Arabidopsis growth rates was quite a lot of work, but it's finally out:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Araucaria angustifolia sprouting

Confocal microscopy image of a Passiflora cerulea pollen grain

Autofluorescence of a Passiflora cerulea pollen grain. Confocal image excited at 345 nm.

Mechanical interactions between tissue layers underlie plant morphogenesis - Nature Plants Anthers, the male reproductive organs in plants, are a model to explore the establishment of complex three-dimensional shapes. Live imaging, genetics and modelling reveal an active role for inner laye...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A million cars have disappeared: What NYC is like after one month of congestion pricing Congestion pricing began on January 5. One month in, traffic is down, public buses are faster, and transit ridership is up.

Montréal next?

www.fastcompany.com/91272434/a-m...

Found this hibiscus in Brazil a few weeks ago. Anyone one know if it's a particular variety or just a random mutant?

That first positive seed you see after a transformation... ❤️ #plantscience

Construire des bâtiments de trois étages à Montréal: une opportunité manquée pour une densification progressive/graduelle?

Je ne demande pas nécessairement des gratte-ciels. Mais pourquoi pas cinq, six, ou même huit étages comme à Paris?

(Bellechasse & Christophe-Colomb)

a graphic that says Scientists we need you, then an old school rotary phone that has a speech bubble saying "talk with classrooms across the globe" and a bulleted list Volunteer for 1-5 Q&As per semester Get matched with the right teacher for you via email 35+ categories of scientist, from squid to space It’s free for teachers" and then "sign up at skypeascientist.com"

Scientists!

We are trying to get 1000 of us into the volunteer database by Jan 1.

You'll be volunteering to speak with classrooms over video chat about your work, and answer their questions! You can volunteer for up to 5 sessions per semester.

Sign up here! www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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Awesome, that's so clever, thank you!

"I briefly added green cell wall fragments", can you give more details? 😊🙏

Montreal’s snow removal process is amazing but I detest that awful siren. The first time I heard it, I was jolted awake and very confused.

This PhD student helped to win a major pay hike for Canadian researchers Kaitlin Kharas is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.

SOS did a great work advocating for investment in science ❤️❤️

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Thanks @munuzus.bsky.social for the link

Not My Name Explore the complexities of Chinese names and their Hanyu Pinyin transliteration, which can create ambiguity, even for native speakers.

What a beautiful visualization of the complexity of transliterating Chinese names. Maybe journals should add the tonal markers and chinese characters together.

vis.csh.ac.at/notmyname/

Does Car Dependence Make People Unsatisfied With Life? Evidence From a U.S. National Survey In the United States (U.S.), cars play a key role in facilitating mobility. Americans heavily rely on their cars for daily travel due to the benefits …

New study confirms no-duh conclusion: "Our results show that beyond a certain point, increases in car dependence yield a decrease in people’s satisfaction with life." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Been there, I think it was about that time that I learned to move my ears

On a bike, you’re not hidden behind metal and glass, you’re a part of the world around you. This visibility fosters human connection, whether through a nod, a glance, or just being seen. It’s a reminder of shared spaces and shared humanity.

The captain planet meme where the children rings are summoning Atwood, Bradbury, Golding, Orwell and Kafka, and captain appears saying "kovfefe tariffs deport cats and dogs"

Venn diagram of 3 circles showing Orwell in one circle, Kafka in another, Atwood in the third, and an arrow pointing to the intersection of the 3 saying "the US".

I mean, good literature right?

Francis Crick Was Misunderstood The Central Dogma is not a

'Crick “did not appear to understand the correct use of the word,”' yeah no kidding, for a field that invents words for every single detail, to not have used a better one for something so important is quite annoying.

press.asimov.com/articles/crick

Calico cat with a toy

Not enough cats on the timeline today, so here is Charline Komorebi de La Crevette, or Crevette for short (and her friend).

I have nothing to do with this (but will accept payment for my prophecies)

Two rats in a car asking for "one more lane"

😅

Now let's put in traffic jams and see how it goes.

I’m super excited to announce I'm part of an amazing team (<3 @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social) that just published a paper in @science.org on the role of outrage in spread of misinformation

Link here:
science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Summary in🧵🔽
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