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Come and join us a group leader position in „Phage Biology & Biotechnology“.

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One hundred years of Australian flower data reveals pollination drop Researchers behind a new study examining thousands of flower specimens collected over the past century say temperature increases could be behind a pollination decline in native orchids.

After examining 10,494 herbarium specimens of the orchid genus Caladenia, new Australian research suggests there’s been a >60% decline in orchid pollination since 1977 with sexually deceptive orchid species more impacted

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #pollination

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Diurnal rhythm causes metabolic crises in the cyanobacterial mutants of c-di-AMP signaling cascade Biological sciences; Biochemistry; Microbiology; PII-like protein SbtB; c-di-AMP signaling; Cyanobacteria; Carbon/Nitrogen metabolism; Redox imbalance; Photosynthesis; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); C...

A bit late 🙃 but happy to share our recent findings on #cdiAMP signaling in controlling #cyanobacteria #diurnal rhythm in @cp-iscience.bsky.social

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#cdiAMP is involved in almost all cellular processes, explaining it's essentiality in #cyano
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Box 1. Key developments in understanding FtsH functions for organelle protein homeostasis in Arabidopsis The schematic illustration shows the primary and 3D structure of FtsH (A–C) and highlights recent advances in understanding the roles of plant FtsHs localized in chloroplasts (D, E, and H) and mitochondria (F and G). See paper for full description of Box 1.

📖 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 📖

In this review, Wang et al. describe the protease, chaperone-like, and substrate processing working modes of plant FtsH, and summarize the role of FtsH in organelle protein homeostasis 🔄 🌱

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The influence of CO2 on acorns Plants grow better if they receive more CO2, aren’t they? In first instance this appears to be the case. Plants get bigger and are also producing more and bigger seeds. But if that is good news for…

Plants grow better if they receive more CO2, aren’t they? IBut if that is good news for everyone, that is something that remains to be seen.
A new study dives into this for oaks, read more about it on my blog plantenzo.net/2025/10/07/t...

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Photo of a gravel bike in an academic office. The bike has an Ass Saver for wet weather riding.

Wet commute on the Dirty Mongrel this morning

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Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.

PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Deadline: October 15.

Liz selfie in a lift. Wearing a proud to be union tee.

Just got home from three days at the @nteunion.bsky.social 2025 council conference. Together we are strong! Proud to be Union! Talk of governance dominated the conference. Grand things are coming. Watch this space. @nteuact.bsky.social 💪🏽✊🏽

The cAMP receptor protein, SyCRP1 acts as a transcriptional repressor of CO2-concentrating mechanism genes at high inorganic carbon levels in Synechocystis PCC 6803 Cyanobacteria utilize a CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM) to enhance photosynthetic efficiency by accumulating CO2 around RuBisCO, a process crucial f…

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Biotic pressure outweighs the influence of resource availability on physical defence investment in a tropical tree Plants defend themselves from herbivores using features like thorns. According to the resource availability hypothesis, a plant’s defenses depend on soil q

♻️Thriving in the tropics: spatial variation in heat resilience in the early diverging land plant, Marchantia inflexa by Hansika Herath and Nicholas McLetchie

Full #openaccess
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Strava ride map. Newcastle, NSW.

Not quick enough to snap a pic but almost had to bunny hop a 2m long red bellied black snake on today's ride. Ah, spring!

PhD Opportunity in Plant Biosecurity - Apply Now Join a PhD project in Plant Biosecurity, gaining essential skills for leadership roles while engaging in vital biosecurity research in Australia.

Ready to take molecular ecology into the wild? @arc-pbtc.bsky.social is seeking a PhD student to use eDNA to protect Northern Australia’s biosecurity. Mix molecular biology, remote fieldwork and real-world impact. Generous stipend + national training network. See link to apply tinyurl.com/mw5uk32z

Hey Botany friends, any PI at a grad-degree-granting institution want to help us out with a "applying to grad school" panel on Oct 9th at 4:30 est? 🙏 Come share your wisdom!

And writing.

Vol 76 Issue 15 2025 Journal of Experimental Botany Plant Proteases: Guardians of Proteome Integrity and Function Cover illustration: Proteases play key roles in guarding proteome integrity and regulating protein function. The reviews and research articles in this special issue put a timely spotlight on the fascinating diversity, function and regulation of proteases in plants. Selected topics rise as bubbles above University of Hohenheim, where they were first presented at the 6th International Conference on Plant Proteases (photo courtesy of Universität Hohenheim/Maximilian Pircher; logo by Renier van der Hoorn). See Jeran et al., pp. 4294–4312; Peiyi Wang et al., pp. 4359–4373; Mantz et al., pp. 4279–4293; Calvanese et al., pp. 4326–4339; Fei Wang et al., pp. 4220–4231.

📣 NEW SPECIAL ISSUE 📣

🔬Plant Proteases - Guardians of Proteome Integrity & Function
🌱 Exploring the fascinating diversity, function & regulation of proteases in plants

📘 Edited by Pitter Huesgen, Annick Stintzi & Andreas Schaller

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Uncertainty Quantification of Bacterial Microcompartment Permeability $\textit{Salmonella}$ expresses bacterial microcompartments (MCPs) upon 1,2-propanediol exposure. MCPs are nanoscale protein-bound shells that encase enzymes for the cofactor-dependent 1,2-propanediol...

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Great PhD project in an excellent lab #PlantScience #PhDChat #Photosynthesis #AwesomePeople #Rubisco

We are searching for a 4- year postdoctoral fellow to work us on Microbial Ecology and Crop Disease Management.

More details below. The position will start next year.

Please circulate and repost.

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Improving Rubisco for sustainable crop production at Gatsby Charitable Foundation on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Improving Rubisco for sustainable crop production at Gatsby Charitable Foundation, listed on FindAPhD.com

Another #PhD project available for applications in #photosynthesis with @ecarmosilva.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social looking at ways to improve Rubisco. Details below including how the successful nominee will play a direct role in shaping the project proposal tinyurl.com/2a8szv3y

Join a PhD in Biosecurity: Protecting Australia's Future Join a pioneering PhD project in Plant Biosecurity, explore socio-cultural impacts on biosecurity practices, and secure your career.

@arc-pbtc.bsky.social is seeking a #PhD student to explore how Australian growers engage with biosecurity preparedness and design strategies to boost on-farm readiness. Work with industry, growers & government on impactful research. Generous stipend + national network. tinyurl.com/ykwj97th

Function, Evolution, and Future of Carboxysomes academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...

PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 enables efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light The Proton Gradient Regulation 5 protein supports photosynthetic control and energy-dependent non-photochemical quenching to protect Photosystem I in C4

PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 enables efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light url: academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

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Awesome postdoc opportunity!

Fig. 1.Factors explaining variation in measured values for photosynthesis-related traits under field conditions. (A) Estimated genotype-level heritability across two replicated plots in the same field for plot-level averages (n = 2), uncorrected for environmental or spatial confounders, of 14 traits scored in the field using MultiSpeQs. (B) Estimated proportion of variance in individual measurements (n = 6) of the same 14 traits attributable to genotype, light intensity recorded at the time of collection, day on which the measurement was taken, and row and column position within the field. (C) Estimated genotype-level heritability across two replicated plots (n = 2) in the same field for plot-level trait estimates generated after correcting for the effects of light intensity and day as well as 2D spatial variation throughout the field using SpATS.

🌽📊 RESEARCH 🌽📊

With GWAS, Ali et al. identified high confidence signals associated with chlorophyll, ΦPSII, ΦNPQ, & qL variation. Arabidopsis ortholog insertion alleles of maize candidates had photosynthesis-related phenotypes in line with the GWAS.

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I've just completed my lectures on leaf development. I conclude I may have provided better material if I focussed on puns.

Fig. 6.Morpho-physiological responses and metabolic reprogramming of rice d14l mutants. (A) Pathway analysis of the identified metabolites with significant differences in the shoots and roots of d14l mutants growing under sufficient and deficient phosphate levels. Circles represent the metabolic pathway, with color indicating the impact (red and yellow color indicating higher and lower impact, respectively) and size indicating the relative impact value. The pathways with impact value > 0.1 and P-value < 0.05 were determined to have significant changes. (B) Plant architecture of rice d14l mutants compared with the wild type (WT). d14l mutants showed reduced shoot growth with decreased branching and increased root density. (B) was created in BioRender. Balakrishna, A. (2025) https://BioRender.com/wxfeskb.

🌾🔄 EDITOR’S CHOICE 🌾🔄

Loss-of-function of DWARF14 Like (D14L), a paralog of the strigolactone receptor D14, caused enhanced root growth with a shoot growth penalty, revealing an interaction between D14L and central metabolism – Salem et al.

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Guard cells have a great sense of timing. They always know when to shut up.

Apparently the "radical left" (in a right dominant senate and congress) has shut down the govt so now many websites biologists need will not be updated.

Truly the worst administration in the history of this country.

Also apparently we are saving corn with Ai now...