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Catharina Merchante / Karen

@kmerchante.bsky.social

Tenured scientist @ihsmumacsic.bsky.social Curious about how plants adjust translation to adapt to their environment πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬πŸ€Science-Dog-πŸ“š-Travel-Nature-πŸŒ™-lover

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Delicious coffee that came with the wishes for a β€œgreat and successful day” 😍 it will be! (hopefully full of writing) πŸ’ͺ

07.08.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Enhorabuena!!! 🩷 Vaya racha!! Dejad algo para el resto de los mortales πŸ˜‚

30.07.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ m already jealous of the student that will do the PhD thesis within your team!! πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

30.07.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!!! So happy for you, guys, and the entire team! 🩷 Very well deserved and I’m sure the outcome will be amazing.

30.07.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸš€ Today we're launching the 'Night Science Institute', a non-for-profit organization to lead a cultural shift in science! You may say we're dreamers πŸ˜‰, but we think we're not the only ones. Perhaps today you will join us to make the Day Science and Night Science parts of the process live as one!

29.07.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
A person stands on a stage behind a podium, in front of people seated at tables. To the right there is a large screen showing an image of text that says ""Shaping the future of Plant research: The Plant Cell Symposium."

A person stands on a stage behind a podium, in front of people seated at tables. To the right there is a large screen showing an image of text that says ""Shaping the future of Plant research: The Plant Cell Symposium."

Editor-in-Chief Pablo Manavella kicks off the inaugural
The Plant Cell Symposium at #PlantBio2025, bringing the journal closer to authors. Meet editors, learn about the editorial process, and discover more about the journal run by your peers. @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantscience

29.07.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Yunde and Pablo smiling in front of a Plant Cell poster.

Yunde and Pablo smiling in front of a Plant Cell poster.

Yunde and Pablo smiling in front of a Plant Physiology poster.

Yunde and Pablo smiling in front of a Plant Physiology poster.

Two of my favorite @Editors in Chief, Yunde Zhao @plantphys.bsky.social & Pablo Manavella @theplantcell.bsky.social at #PlantBio2025.
They are very approachable and would love to hear about your research. Publishing in ASPB journals helps fund all our activities: education, outreach, travel awards

27.07.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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"La expectativa de felicidad es mΓ‘s intensa que la propia felicidad, pero el dolor de una derrota consumada supera siempre la intensidad prevista en sus peores cΓ‘lculos."
"El corazΓ³n helado", Almudena Grandes

24.07.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You, guys, are on fire!! πŸ”₯ Congrats! What a team!

22.07.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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x.com/davidastrono...

@davidastronomo.bsky.social

19.07.2025 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do animals living in the midnight zone and below have a 24 hr circadian rhythm? It's so dark down there all the time and the temperature doesn't fluctuate diurnally, so I guess no?

19.07.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
A woman giving a scientific talk with a PowerPoint slide showing a colorful micrograph and test indicating that spatial structure is the basis for division of labor

A woman giving a scientific talk with a PowerPoint slide showing a colorful micrograph and test indicating that spatial structure is the basis for division of labor

Absolutely gorgeous images showing expression reporters in Pseudomonas syringae from @type3lab.bsky.social - variety in flagella and type iii secretion system expression within a group of cells.
#2025ISMPMI

17.07.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Four artworks:
1. Grey fox on a full moon night.
2. Orange fox jumping.
3. Grey fox catching a bird.
4. Orange fox walking into some water.

Four artworks: 1. Grey fox on a full moon night. 2. Orange fox jumping. 3. Grey fox catching a bird. 4. Orange fox walking into some water.

Foxes in Japanese art

17.07.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

I’m sure it will be a great talk! The work and science behind are amazing
🌱🦠

17.07.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this:

β€œI think the most important thing is to love what you do (…). The same holds with collaborators, work with people you have an affinity with. And donΒ΄t be afraid to ask for advice. People are (almost) universally happy to give it, and there is certainly wisdom in crowds!”

14.07.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pobrecito 😟

13.07.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why? | Annual Reviews Plant viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that hijack host cellular machinery to support their replication and spread. Viral infection induces a variety of structural and physiological change...

Have you ever wondered why virus-infected plants twist, curl, yellow, and/or stop growing? We didβ€”you can read what we found in our latest review: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... @gmvalora.bsky.social @annualreviews.bsky.social

09.07.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is how to have difficult conversations with vaccine sceptics

02.07.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1282    πŸ” 485    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 36

Love it!

02.07.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @hee-kyung-ahn.bsky.social !! πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯°

02.07.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 30th Translation UK has begun! We are excited to welcome all our attendees for an amazing few days in Edinburgh #TLUK25

30.06.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Rosa! @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
You are amazing ❀️

01.07.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

30.06.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Cuando mis pensamientos estΓ‘n ansiosos, inquietos y malos, me voy a la orilla del mar, y el mar los ahoga y los manda lejos con sus grandes sonidos anchos, los purifica con su ruido e impone un ritmo sobre todo lo que en mΓ­ estΓ‘ desorientado y confundido".
Rainer Maria Rilke
πŸ“· Angelo Merendino

28.06.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The 2026 edition of the Postranscriptional Gene Regulation in Plants (PGRP2026) meeting will take place in MΓ‘laga (Spain)
πŸ—“οΈ 30 Sept-2 Oct 2026
We’ve generated the @pgrp2026.bsky.social account to announce info regarding the meeting
We’ll be updating it soon! 🀩

26.06.2025 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOur brains, capable of sophisticated communication through the most complex language on Earth, are an evolutionary miracleβ€”one that has seemingly happened just once. Why would we seek to jettison our superpower? Turning language over to machines is the equivalent of a bird clipping its own wings”

21.06.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Closing Keynote: Jiri Friml: Let’s talk about auxin signaling- what we know after all of these years (1972-now) and what we don’t, the canonical model is very good and has room for exploring roles in root growth and tropism
#icar2025

20.06.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reunited! πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°
@jbrumos.bsky.social
@alonsostepanovalab.bsky.social
#ICAR2025

16.06.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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