George Littlejohn

Extracting biological structure and heterogeneity from the nano to the macro scale Fluorescence microscopy is an essential tool in biology. It has revealed great variability at multiple scales, in macromolecular complexes, cells, and organisms. Understanding this variability will re...

How do you quantify cell structures which are deformed between different observations? Our preprint shows how to perform Simultaneous QUAntification of Structure and Structural Heterogeneity (SQUASSH) on 3D fluorescence microscopy data. (1/5)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

In Brief: @ukparliament.parliament.uk publishes draft legislation that will enable a new regulatory system to allow precision-bred plants in England www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice The root-associated bacterium Exiguobacterium R2567 regulates tiller number by producing cyclo(Leu-Pro), which activates the rice strigolactone signaling pathway.

The natural metabolic activity of Exiguobacterium R2567 can incidentally influence plant development by mimicking strigolactone signaling pathways

Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice
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We are looking for an intern to join the Biofoundry team!

Recommend this workshop if you’re at #ICAR2025- I learnt a lot at similar workshops when I was an emerging academic - and who better to run this than Mary?

I couldn't agree more!

📣 We have a postdoc position in fungus-microbiota interactions! Apply here: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/2197
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For more details, visit: bewerbungsmanagement.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...

A three year postdoctoral position is available in my group, investigating plant centromere structure, function and evolution @camplantsci.bsky.social
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51488/

Phytoform Labs | Careers Help us make agriculture more sustainable.

We are hiring at Phytoform Labs! Seeking two Senior Scientist roles (sponsorship options) and one technician. Check out the job descriptions/application at the link below. If you're interested or know someone who might be a great fit, please apply or share the word! www.phytoformlabs.com/careers

Harper Adams Uni in the sunshine

Harper Adams Uni in the morning

A beautiful day to visit @ipmtom.bsky.social @harperadamsuni.bsky.social with Trevor and Sereen for our CSFB project. It is such a friendly and welcoming campus and looking forward to today's discussions

Do check out our #PeerReview workshop at SEB 2025! Also covering reviewer recognition and the future of peer review.

#EarlyCareerResearcher #ECR

@sebiology.bsky.social

Promotional postcard to advertise the JXB 75th Anniversary Symposium, to be held in Edinburgh fro 17-19th September 2025. The invited speakers are listed, as well as some highlights from the program. The images show an oak tree, leaf and acorn.

Registration is open for JXB's 75th Anniversary Symposium
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We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
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This post is now online, for full details on how to apply please see: wp.lancs.ac.uk/lancsphotosy...

Remembering David Stephens (1971–2024) In the autumn of 2024, David Stephens, a prominent member of the UK cell biology community and a brilliant scientist, leader and mentor, passed away. With his pragmatism and natural authority, combine...

A great tribute to David Stevens, a terrific cell biologist and missed by so many of his friends and colleagues. As they say 'one of the good guys'. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write - Nature Biotechnology Nature Biotechnology - An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write

Lots of excellent advice in this piece. The core message - only through writing do you really think and order your thoughts into logical sense. Makes a case for not using AI for 1st draft because you bypass the thinking step
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturebiotech.bsky.social
#PlantScience

If you want to find out why metabolism may look different to what you were taught, and why this matters, dip into to our review 'Non-canonical plant metabolism' www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natureplants.bsky.social
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Smiling plant scientist holding up a copy of a book titled "What to grow for a climate resilient garden" by Dr. Amanda Rasmussen. Beautiful drawings of plants adorn the cover.

I just received a gorgeous book in the mail written by the amazing Dr. Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social.
"What to grow for a climate resilient garden"
("Plant phys for gardeners") 💚
It's beautifully written, coherently organized, & stunningly illustrated by Ana Moguš. @quercusbooks.bsky.social

Parasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitism Two parasitoid wasp venom proteins induce imaginal disc degradation of its host fly Drosophila larva, ensuring parasitism success.

I am thrilled that our paper, which is packed with our 10 years of data on the venom proteins of the parasitoid wasp Asobara japonica, has just been published!

Parasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitism | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Have a look to this extroardinary opportunity

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We have great workshops for Antwerp 2025, do not miss them:
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Join Johannes at the #SEBconference in Antwerp.

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Plant Biology Education - creating a vision for the future

And that’s a wrap! What a fantastic meeting #PlantSciEd in Lancaster turned out to be! So many rich discussions, and lovely to meet new people as well as catch up with old friends. Watch this space for meeting outputs, including potential Manifesto for Plant Biology Education

Just a few more days left to apply for this PhD with me working on Vibrio bacterial dormancy in the River Teign and Conwy.
Check out details below 👇
#ExeterMarine @exetermarine.bsky.social
#MicroSky

Another fantastic post doc opportunity to study the Bacillus subtilis circadian clock, this time in in the wonderful Kovacs lab in Leiden @microclockerc.bsky.social #ERCSyG #chronobiology

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