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BlueSky account of the MSCA DN action EpiSeedLink https://episeedlink.eu/
⌛ Last call — today’s the final rush to register for the @episeedlink.bsky.social International conference about epigenetic, priming, and stress in plants. 🌾🪴🌱🧬

📍 Amsterdam
🗓️ 9-10th February

If you haven’t jumped in yet, now’s the moment.
Don’t blink or you’ll miss it.

👉 bit.ly/4qMoFYK
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 AM
⏳ There’s still time to register for the conference!

Don’t miss the chance to join us and learn together with the @episeedlink.bsky.social community.

Let’s keep growing, sharing, and exploring new ideas — see you there!

Last day for registration: 15th of January 2026
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🚀 A new video by the @episeedlink.bsky.social PhS students is coming¡
Today Stefania Paltrinieri, @stefaniapaltri.bsky.social, from @ucauvergne.bsky.social, takes the stage with a brand-new video, sharing their research journey in the EpiSeedLink project.

📢 Watch it here youtu.be/cyZ5PVEilQ4
Episeedlink Project_7 by Stefania Paltrinieri (Clermont-Auvergne Univer.), a Marie Curie PhD student
YouTube video by EpiSeedLink
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 AM
🌱 The third episode of @episeedlink.bsky.social podcast is coming!

Carlos and Shannon share how PhD fellows juggle research, personal life, and mental well‑being, and the small habits that help them stay grounded throughout the doctoral journey.

🎧On YouTube now: youtu.be/42TKWrUQpUc
January 9, 2026 at 11:27 AM
⏳ Only a few days left!
Registration for our upcoming @episeedlink.bsky.social international conference is closing soon. 15th January

Join us to connect, learn, and explore the latest advances in the field #epigenetic #plants #priming #stress #seed

Don’t miss out, sign up before the deadline!
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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“We did our absolute best to get the best possible outcome from these products.”
but
“The biggest surprise of anything is that nothing worked anywhere,” says Naeve. “Even among cynical people like me, that was really shocking.”

Me too.
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2026/01/do-b...
Do biostimulant seed treatments boost soybean yields? New study across 103 locations in 22 states says no
Biostimulants—especially seed-applied biological products—continue to generate interest across soybean-growing regions. The promise is appe...
blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu
January 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Inspiring the next generation of plant scientists: What we learned from 421 plant biologists

@joannakacprzyk.bsky.social and Rainer Melzer

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@plantmemories.bsky.social
@ucdflowerpower.bsky.social

#PlantScience
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Join us in Brittany? One week left to apply for this postdoc position deciphering the mysteries of inbreeding depression...
POSTDOC recruitment! We’re looking for a post-doc to join us to work on the (epi)genetic basis of inbreeding depression as part of the ANR-funded project FRIDA
macrostomum.wordpress.com/the-genetic-...
Please share!
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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We are hiring!

Looking for curious and motivated new colleagues to join my lab at the Karolinska Institute @ki.se.

If you are interested in studying cell identity and pancreas biology using human organoids, (spatial)omics genome and bioengineering please reach out!
#hiring #sciencejob #STEMJobs
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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Enhanced carotenoid photoprotection in Far-Red light acclimated Chroococcidiopsis thermalis
doi.org/10.64898/202...

Large-scale Phylogenomics Reveals Systematic Loss of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Genes at the Family Level in Cucurbitaceae
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Enhanced carotenoid photoprotection in Far-Red light acclimated Chroococcidiopsis thermalis
Oxygenic photosynthesis is mainly driven by visible light in most photosynthetic organisms. However, some cyanobacteria strains can reversibly remodel their photosynthetic apparatus in order to rely e...
doi.org
January 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Congratulations¡¡
Last week, we hosted the XXXIII CNB Scientific Workshop.

We are delighted to announce this year’s award winners:

🏆 Best Postdoctoral Talk: Alicia Calvo-Villamañán
🏆 Best PhD Talk: Silvia López Borrego
🏆 Best Poster: Jorge Sastre Domínguez

Congratulations to all!

#CNB_CSIC
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
New 🎥 by the @episeedlink.bsky.social PhD. Martina Curci

This video explores epigenetics through practical examples, showing how DNA works beyond the genetic code alone.

Did you know that our choices and environment can influence how our genes are expressed? 🌱✨

Watch it: youtu.be/SvoZz_dJq4k
EpiSeedLink _The invisible power of epigenetic by Martina Curci (CBGP-CSIC)
YouTube video by EpiSeedLink
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
@episeedlink.bsky.social members wish you Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year¡¡🎅🎅🏾🎄🎄
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Well done!
Now time for questions.
@episeedlink.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
@paololrs.bsky.social, a @episeedlink.bsky.social PhD students, from the @cnb-csic.bsky.social, is presenting his project results at the XXXIII CNB Scientific Workshop
December 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Transcriptome and epigenome dynamics underpin cold stress priming in Arabidopsis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.16.694799v1
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Accessible chromatin enables rapid recruitment of PIFs to induce expression of shade-induced genes! doi.org/10.1186/s130.... Particularly proud of the excellent work of Sandi Paulišić and Alessandra Boccaccini. Many thanks to all authors who made it happen. @unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social
Transcriptional dynamics and chromatin accessibility in the regulation of shade-responsive genes in Arabidopsis - Genome Biology
Background Open chromatin regions host DNA regulatory motifs that are accessible to transcription factors and the transcriptional machinery. In Arabidopsis, responses to light are heavily regulated at...
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
📌Tomorrow begins our traditional two-day Christmas Workshop at @cnb-csic.bsky.social
This year’s highlights:
🔹Vicente Rubio, coordinator of @episeedlink.bsky.social will present his lab’s research
🔹Paolo L Rodrigues, @paololrs.bsky.social, PhD student in EpiSeedLink, will share his project results
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Last week was Maira’s final week in her secondment at Sequentia, Barcelona. @mairamd.bsky.social thanks everybody at @Sequentia for the welcome and support during this period. Especially, she thanks Aintzane Rueda, who instructed her in the RNA-seq analysis.
@episeedlink.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
🌱✨ We’re excited to share the 7th @episeedlink.bsky.social EpiSeedLink Newsletter! As the project nears its conclusion, we celebrate the Fellows’ journey, collaborations, and scientific impact across Europe.

👉 Read here: bit.ly/3KUEKMx

#PlantScience #MarieCurie Follow🧵(1/6)
December 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Merry Christmas too¡¡
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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HY5 enhances Arabidopsis tolerance to combined high light and heat stress by coordinating photoprotection and hormone signaling https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.08.693111v1
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🚀 Big news for European agriculture & innovation!
The Presidency and Parliament have struck a breakthrough deal on regulating new genomic techniques (NGTs) in plant breeding. After years of debate, this agreement could reshape how Europe tackles food security,climate resilience, and competitiveness🧵
December 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM