Alan Christensen
@achristensenphd.bsky.social
Geneticist, plant mitochondria, mtDNA, woodworker, catman
East of Lincoln, NE
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
East of Lincoln, NE
@btn.com the btn+ app is the WORST streaming app ever. Wasting most of yhe first set resetting password, restarting devoces, trying again, getting kicked out just as it is starting. They ought to pay me to subscribe.
October 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
@btn.com the btn+ app is the WORST streaming app ever. Wasting most of yhe first set resetting password, restarting devoces, trying again, getting kicked out just as it is starting. They ought to pay me to subscribe.
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Nice to see a small summary of our research findings in the Plantae Research Weekly! ☺️🌱
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Running on empty: How does the absence of mtDNA shape mitochondrial movement and connectivity? (Physiologia Plantarum) @ChusteckiSci.bsky.social (Summary by Irene I. Ikiriko) buff.ly/HOvSCtO
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Running on empty: How does the absence of mtDNA shape mitochondrial movement and connectivity? | Plantae
Mitochondria move within cells to support bioenergetic function and enable sharing of content, including mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Since not all plant mitochondria carry a full set of, or any mtDNA…
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September 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Nice to see a small summary of our research findings in the Plantae Research Weekly! ☺️🌱
Wait, I'm confused. Is Nebraska allowed to win a football game by more than 5 points?
September 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Wait, I'm confused. Is Nebraska allowed to win a football game by more than 5 points?
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Got papped yesterday at the @biology.ox.ac.uk research showcase spreading the good word about mitochondrial dynamics! So fun being in the new LaMB building and interacting with psych/bio colleagues 🌱🧠
(You can check out the paper I was soapboxing about here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)
(You can check out the paper I was soapboxing about here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)
July 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Got papped yesterday at the @biology.ox.ac.uk research showcase spreading the good word about mitochondrial dynamics! So fun being in the new LaMB building and interacting with psych/bio colleagues 🌱🧠
(You can check out the paper I was soapboxing about here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)
(You can check out the paper I was soapboxing about here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)
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An exciting day! Our latest work is now out; we ask the question, are there any differences between plant mitochondria with and without mtDNA? 🌱
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (1/9)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (1/9)
(ID‐ICPMB05) Running on Empty: Mitochondria Without DNA Exhibit Differential Motility and Connectivity
Plant mitochondria are in continuous motion. While providing ATP to other cellular processes, they also constantly consume ATP to move rapidly within the cell. This movement is in part related to tak....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
An exciting day! Our latest work is now out; we ask the question, are there any differences between plant mitochondria with and without mtDNA? 🌱
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (1/9)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (1/9)
Check out our new preprint in which we use Arabidopsis mutation accumulation lines to quantify just how important the enigmatic plant MSH1 gene is for maintaining low mito and plastid mutation rates. So many mutations detected in msh1 lines!
Feedback appreciated!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Feedback appreciated!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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I would just like someone to make Dire Straits not extinct.
April 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I would just like someone to make Dire Straits not extinct.
It's a good thing eggs are too expensive to throw them at every Tesla I see.
March 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It's a good thing eggs are too expensive to throw them at every Tesla I see.
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If you know anyone who might be interested in working as a technician before a PhD, I'm looking for someone to work with me to generate some amazing data to understand the genetics of behavior, sex differences, and reproduction in an evolutionary context. Bonus? Amazing and supportive department!
January 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If you know anyone who might be interested in working as a technician before a PhD, I'm looking for someone to work with me to generate some amazing data to understand the genetics of behavior, sex differences, and reproduction in an evolutionary context. Bonus? Amazing and supportive department!
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Best letter. Ever.
Holy shit. Did you see the letter Olivia Troye’s attorney sent to Kash Patel after he threatened to sue her for defamation? Troye, a former Homeland Security advisor, had the BEST response.
December 8, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Best letter. Ever.
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Good news for anyone who has ever taken or taught Intro Genetics! www.science.org/content/arti...
Gene behind orange fur in cats found at last
After 60 years, scientists know why gingers, calicos, and tortoiseshells look the way they do
www.science.org
November 30, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Good news for anyone who has ever taken or taught Intro Genetics! www.science.org/content/arti...
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Hey blue skies- We have updated our latest #BioRxiv paper-
We found that #mitochondria in #plants without mtDNA move and connect differently to those with mtDNA!
Now featuring two different methods of measuring mtDNA and mitochondrial motility.
Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We found that #mitochondria in #plants without mtDNA move and connect differently to those with mtDNA!
Now featuring two different methods of measuring mtDNA and mitochondrial motility.
Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 15, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Hey blue skies- We have updated our latest #BioRxiv paper-
We found that #mitochondria in #plants without mtDNA move and connect differently to those with mtDNA!
Now featuring two different methods of measuring mtDNA and mitochondrial motility.
Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We found that #mitochondria in #plants without mtDNA move and connect differently to those with mtDNA!
Now featuring two different methods of measuring mtDNA and mitochondrial motility.
Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A revised version of our paper on Arabidopsis mitochondrial motion. Now using two methods of imaging mtDNA! Wonderful work by @chusteckisci.bsky.social
"Running on empty: Mitochondria without mtDNA exhibit differential motility and connectivity."
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"Running on empty: Mitochondria without mtDNA exhibit differential motility and connectivity."
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Running on empty: Mitochondria without DNA exhibit differential motility and connectivity
Plant mitochondria are in continuous motion. While providing ATP to other cellular processes, they also constantly consume ATP to move rapidly within the cell. This movement is in part related to taki...
www.biorxiv.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:08 PM
A revised version of our paper on Arabidopsis mitochondrial motion. Now using two methods of imaging mtDNA! Wonderful work by @chusteckisci.bsky.social
"Running on empty: Mitochondria without mtDNA exhibit differential motility and connectivity."
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"Running on empty: Mitochondria without mtDNA exhibit differential motility and connectivity."
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...