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Plant and animal biomechanics, functional morphology, and biomimetics. Highlights from the Botanical Garden of the TU Darmstadt.
π Engagiert, reflektiert, praxisnah β Athene-Preise 2025 verliehen! Gestern wurden im Anschluss an den βTag der Lehreβ an der TU Darmstadt die AtheneβPreise fΓΌr gute Lehre gemeinsam mit der Carlo und Karin Giersch Stiftung verliehen wurden β mit insgesamt 46.000 Euro dotiert.
20.11.2025 14:14 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Sieht nicht nach LΓΆwenzahn aus, eher nach Huflattich! :)
08.10.2025 19:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I started to work on MscS-Like proteins 20 years ago, dreaming that they were involved in plant mechanotransduction. And it is becoming more & more clear that they are!
#plantscience π§ͺ
"DmMSL10 is crucial for mechanosensing, facilitating AP firing by generating a receptor potential (RP) amplitude."
πΏ The Venus flytrapβs secret touch sensor
A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.
π www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Plants π§ͺ
Image: Cross-section of Arabidopsis leaf under drought conditions (top) and after 15 minutes of rehydration (bottom). Each color (blue, pink, green) represents a different recovery-induced gene being expressed. Credit: Salk Institute
How do plants recover after drought? buff.ly/UG9TXGG via @salkinstitute #PlantScience #Science #Plants #drought #water
02.10.2025 10:30 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Press release from TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social on the exciting discovery of the Great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) in the botanical garden:
www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
Nice image movie by TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social with participation of our doctoral candidate Arooj
@aroojsajjad.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhND...
Peter Kappel @peterkappel.bsky.social from @poppingalab.bsky.social introduced me to the fascinatingly mobile, three-dimensional jaws of leeches with some clever imaging experiments
01.08.2025 07:31 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
The Darth Vader plant, Aristolochia salvadorensis!
29.07.2025 20:32 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Coffee party time with our friend's association: great weather and flowering Aloe ovatifolia - not much left to be desired :)
13.07.2025 21:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Some biology students received a very special, unofficial certificate at this year's graduation ceremony...
29.06.2025 06:14 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Plant identification exerises - every student's dream!
26.06.2025 21:27 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Great talk by our guest Prof. Linnea Hesse from Hamburg University about the functional morphology of plants in 3D and over time. Let's hope we can do even more together in the future! Foto by Arooj Sajjad.
12.06.2025 22:20 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Relaxed interview shooting for a TUDa-related movie in our Botanical Garden. Thanks Arooj @aroojsajjad.bsky.social for your participation!
12.06.2025 09:28 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Maybe someone has a fitting paper in the pipeline?
The Journal of Biosciences launches a Special Issue about functional morphology and biomechanics of plants and animals. Guest editors for this issue are Wencke Krings, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, and Stanislav Gorb.
www.ias.ac.in/Journals/Jou...
From June 14-22, the BioBlitz, a participatory campaign for citizens to record the diversity of wild species, will take place in the Botanical Garden of the TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social. There will also be a special day of action on June 14 from 11 a.m. We look forward to beautiful finds!
06.06.2025 08:45 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Wir begrΓΌΓen Simon Poppinga @poppingalab.bsky.social als neuen auΓerplanmΓ€Γigen Professor am Fachbereich Biologie. Poppinga forscht zu Biomechanik, Funktionsmorphologie und Biomimetik und leitet seit 2022 den Botanischen Garten der TU Darmstadt. Zum Interview π www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
04.06.2025 11:28 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
The TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social Open Campus day was a blast - good weather (mostly) and 6 hrs of non-stop discussing plant science with the public. A huge thanks to the team, @aroojsajjad.bsky.social and Peter Kappel! Photo by Sebastian Hess.
25.05.2025 18:45 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Gerne den Botanischen Garten aufnehmen :)
22.05.2025 12:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We will be supporting the TU Darmstadt Open Campus - Tag der Wissen schaf(f)t with an information stand about the Botanic Garden and ongoing research projects, a guided tour of the biodiversity measures on the Campus Lichtwiese, and a children's lecture on carnivorous plants!
09.05.2025 19:28 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Echium wildpretii in front of the Teide volcano, during our botanical excursion to Tenerife. Photo by Kerstin Reifenrath.
09.05.2025 06:52 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus) temporarily captures its pollinators in so-called kettle traps.
27.04.2025 20:13 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Deherainia smaragdina surprises with green petals and a strong cheesefoot odor...
15.04.2025 20:05 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
In order to promote biodiversity, a new maintenance concept for some areas on the Lichtwiese campus of TU Darmstadt is being implemented as part of a pilot project with the involvement of the Botanic Garden.
www.tu-darmstadt.de/nachhaltigke...
Flowering Mibora minima, the smallest grass in the world.
27.03.2025 20:25 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lots of pollen on the yew (Taxus baccata), during a public guided tour in the Botanical Garden :)
24.03.2025 19:35 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Great list, thanks! Could you include my lab? Cheers!
24.03.2025 19:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in full bloom
10.03.2025 09:45 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Bulbophyllum lasiochilum has a motile labellum for pollinator interaction.
27.02.2025 21:01 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
That's quite a catch!
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