Filippo Binci
@filbinci.bsky.social
Post-Doc at UniPD. Working on calcium signalling in plant development and plant-microbe interactions #PlantScience #MPMI
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What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
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📣 New issue online with a beautiful cover by B. Angi & F. Caicci! ➡️ www.embopress.org/toc/17574684...
It highlights the study by I. Szabo & colleagues at U. of Padova "Selective inhibition of mitochondrial Kv1.3 prevents and alleviates multiple sclerosis in vivo"
🗞️ www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
It highlights the study by I. Szabo & colleagues at U. of Padova "Selective inhibition of mitochondrial Kv1.3 prevents and alleviates multiple sclerosis in vivo"
🗞️ www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 AM
📣 New issue online with a beautiful cover by B. Angi & F. Caicci! ➡️ www.embopress.org/toc/17574684...
It highlights the study by I. Szabo & colleagues at U. of Padova "Selective inhibition of mitochondrial Kv1.3 prevents and alleviates multiple sclerosis in vivo"
🗞️ www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
It highlights the study by I. Szabo & colleagues at U. of Padova "Selective inhibition of mitochondrial Kv1.3 prevents and alleviates multiple sclerosis in vivo"
🗞️ www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Check out our last preprint in the Plant development section!
Want to catch up on all the #DevBio, #StemCell (& related) preprints that came out in September?
Check out our September #preprint list👇
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Check out our September #preprint list👇
thenode.biologists.com/september-in...
September in preprints - the Node
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv – use these
thenode.biologists.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Check out our last preprint in the Plant development section!
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1/ It is my pleasure to share the latest preprint of the team: "Symbiotic diversification relies on an ancestral gene network in plants"
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Here, we identified and functionally validated a novel master regulator of intracellular symbioses!
A thread ...
#PlantScience
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Here, we identified and functionally validated a novel master regulator of intracellular symbioses!
A thread ...
#PlantScience
Symbiotic diversification relies on an ancestral gene network in plants
Symbioses have been fundamental to colonization of terrestrial ecosystems by plants and their evolution. Emergence of the ancient arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis was followed by the diversification o...
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
1/ It is my pleasure to share the latest preprint of the team: "Symbiotic diversification relies on an ancestral gene network in plants"
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Here, we identified and functionally validated a novel master regulator of intracellular symbioses!
A thread ...
#PlantScience
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Here, we identified and functionally validated a novel master regulator of intracellular symbioses!
A thread ...
#PlantScience
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Spatiotemporal regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis at cellular resolution https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685811v1
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Spatiotemporal regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis at cellular resolution https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685811v1
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Plan U, for universal, is the necessary standard. Post everything as a preprint at or before point of submission. Then publish in any journal you want but never pay exorbitant APCs.
HHMI adopts Plan U journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
September 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Plan U, for universal, is the necessary standard. Post everything as a preprint at or before point of submission. Then publish in any journal you want but never pay exorbitant APCs.
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Dear @dfg.de & @erc.europa.eu Why don't you do the same? What's stopping us from adopting this model to all tax-payer funded research in Europe? journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
September 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Dear @dfg.de & @erc.europa.eu Why don't you do the same? What's stopping us from adopting this model to all tax-payer funded research in Europe? journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
1/6) Third effort from my PhD with @magiovan.bsky.social and @lorellanavazio.bsky.social, happy to see it online!
We show that a symbiotic clade IV MLO (LjMLO4) regulates root development and responses to endogenous RALF34 via calcium signalling in Lotus japonicus
www.biorxiv.org.
We show that a symbiotic clade IV MLO (LjMLO4) regulates root development and responses to endogenous RALF34 via calcium signalling in Lotus japonicus
www.biorxiv.org.
A symbiotic MLO gene regulates root development via RALF34-triggered Ca2+ signalling in Lotus japonicus
Mildew Locus O (MLO) genes, initially identified as powdery mildew susceptibility factors, are increasingly recognized as multifunctional regulators implicated in diverse processes including plant rep...
www.biorxiv.org
September 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
1/6) Third effort from my PhD with @magiovan.bsky.social and @lorellanavazio.bsky.social, happy to see it online!
We show that a symbiotic clade IV MLO (LjMLO4) regulates root development and responses to endogenous RALF34 via calcium signalling in Lotus japonicus
www.biorxiv.org.
We show that a symbiotic clade IV MLO (LjMLO4) regulates root development and responses to endogenous RALF34 via calcium signalling in Lotus japonicus
www.biorxiv.org.
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record 17,058 Marie Curie proposals in 2025 vs. 10,360 in 2024!!! the reason is pretty obvious, but wow that is a huge jump marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-po...
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 receives record number of 17,058 proposals
This year’s annual MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call has attracted considerable interest from the research community with 17,058 proposals submitted.
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu
September 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
record 17,058 Marie Curie proposals in 2025 vs. 10,360 in 2024!!! the reason is pretty obvious, but wow that is a huge jump marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-po...
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This might be one of the simplest images I captured, but very fascinating nonetheless, as it shows how tight the cytoplasm in a plant cell is. The cytosol and all other organelles are squished between the plasma membrane (magenta) and the central vacuole (its membrane is green)
#MicroscopyMonday
#MicroscopyMonday
September 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This might be one of the simplest images I captured, but very fascinating nonetheless, as it shows how tight the cytoplasm in a plant cell is. The cytosol and all other organelles are squished between the plasma membrane (magenta) and the central vacuole (its membrane is green)
#MicroscopyMonday
#MicroscopyMonday
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Attention plant proteomics specialists: We are looking for a Head of our new Proteomics Unit at our international and dynamic Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology. @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social Applications are welcome until 30. Sept 2025: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/8...
Head of Service Unit Proteomics
jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de
August 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Attention plant proteomics specialists: We are looking for a Head of our new Proteomics Unit at our international and dynamic Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology. @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social Applications are welcome until 30. Sept 2025: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/8...
"If you’re a scientist, you’re in the business of producing and communicating knowledge.
It’s worth reminding ourselves: the goal isn’t simply to publish papers. The goal is to produce knowledge that yields predictable outcomes — science that stands the test of time"
It’s worth reminding ourselves: the goal isn’t simply to publish papers. The goal is to produce knowledge that yields predictable outcomes — science that stands the test of time"
I just published: Data vs hypothesis driven research: the false dichotomy
This post is adapted from a talk I gave @plantae_org Find out more 👇
medium.com/p/data-vs-hy...
This post is adapted from a talk I gave @plantae_org Find out more 👇
medium.com/p/data-vs-hy...
Data vs hypothesis driven research: the false dichotomy
This post is adapted from a talk I gave at the Plantae Presents webinar More Money, More Data: Data-Driven versus Hypothesis-Driven…
medium.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"If you’re a scientist, you’re in the business of producing and communicating knowledge.
It’s worth reminding ourselves: the goal isn’t simply to publish papers. The goal is to produce knowledge that yields predictable outcomes — science that stands the test of time"
It’s worth reminding ourselves: the goal isn’t simply to publish papers. The goal is to produce knowledge that yields predictable outcomes — science that stands the test of time"
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I’m very happy that my main PhD work, under the supervision of @malick-mbengue.bsky.social, found a home in @pnas.org
Two days before my PhD defence! 🎉 (1/6)
Two days before my PhD defence! 🎉 (1/6)
A plant Lysin Motif Receptor-Like Kinase plays an ancestral function in mycorrhiza | PNAS
Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) with soilborne Glomeromycota fungi was pivotal in the conquest
of land by plants almost half a billion years ago. In flo...
www.pnas.org
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I’m very happy that my main PhD work, under the supervision of @malick-mbengue.bsky.social, found a home in @pnas.org
Two days before my PhD defence! 🎉 (1/6)
Two days before my PhD defence! 🎉 (1/6)
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The latest publication from our lab!
The famous "glomalin" from arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is not a protein but a polysaccharide from AM fungi, so we renamed it "glomalose". Glomalin-related proteins are bacterial proteins stuck in this glomalose.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The famous "glomalin" from arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is not a protein but a polysaccharide from AM fungi, so we renamed it "glomalose". Glomalin-related proteins are bacterial proteins stuck in this glomalose.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The latest publication from our lab!
The famous "glomalin" from arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is not a protein but a polysaccharide from AM fungi, so we renamed it "glomalose". Glomalin-related proteins are bacterial proteins stuck in this glomalose.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The famous "glomalin" from arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is not a protein but a polysaccharide from AM fungi, so we renamed it "glomalose". Glomalin-related proteins are bacterial proteins stuck in this glomalose.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Excited to share that our preprint has found a home in Science Advances. We show that intrinsically disordered regions determine the functional diversification of actin-regulatory SCAR proteins in Medicago. 🧵 1/3
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
#ScienceAdvances #PlantScience #IDRs
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
#ScienceAdvances #PlantScience #IDRs
Functional divergence of plant SCAR/WAVE proteins is determined by intrinsically disordered regions
Intrinsically disordered regions in SCAR/WAVE proteins drive diverse functions in root hair and leaf trichome development.
www.science.org
May 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Excited to share that our preprint has found a home in Science Advances. We show that intrinsically disordered regions determine the functional diversification of actin-regulatory SCAR proteins in Medicago. 🧵 1/3
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
#ScienceAdvances #PlantScience #IDRs
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
#ScienceAdvances #PlantScience #IDRs
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What started as a 'funky' observation back in 2017 while visiting the lab of @labcosta.bsky.social, and after skilfull execution of Dominic Kuang, Shanna Romand, and many more, now found a home in Current Biology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The burning glass effect of water droplets triggers a high light-induced calcium response in the chloroplast stroma
Plants rely on water and light for photosynthesis, but water droplets on leaves can focus light into high-intensity spots, risking photodamage. Excess…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What started as a 'funky' observation back in 2017 while visiting the lab of @labcosta.bsky.social, and after skilfull execution of Dominic Kuang, Shanna Romand, and many more, now found a home in Current Biology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Proud to have contributed to this during my MSc thesis @carogutj.bsky.social lab. Thanks to Michi Paries and congrats to all involved!
🌱 New discovery in plant-fungi symbiosis:
@carogutj.bsky.social and team have identified the Gene Activator Complex that promotes the exchange of nutrients between plants & fungi.
📖 Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
@carogutj.bsky.social and team have identified the Gene Activator Complex that promotes the exchange of nutrients between plants & fungi.
📖 Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
The GRAS protein RAM1 interacts with WRI transcription factors to regulate plant genes required for arbuscule development and function | PNAS
During arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) symbiosis AM fungi form tree-shaped structures called
arbuscules in root cortex cells of host plants. Arbuscules ...
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May 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Proud to have contributed to this during my MSc thesis @carogutj.bsky.social lab. Thanks to Michi Paries and congrats to all involved!
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In molte città italiane il 12 maggio scorso i precari delle università sono scesi in piazza. Al centro del dibattito c’è il contratto di ricerca istituito dal governo Draghi in sostituzione degli assegni di ricerca. Contestate le modifiche proposte dal governo
www.scienzainrete.it/articolo/con...
www.scienzainrete.it/articolo/con...
Contratti per i ricercatori: sciopero contro tagli, precarietà e guerra
Torino, Milano, Siena, Bologna, Roma, Palermo, Napoli, Venezia e molte altre città il 12 maggio scorso hanno visto scendere in piazza i precari delle università. È stato il primo sciopero nazionale ad...
https://www.scienzainrete.it/articolo/contratti-ricercatori-sciopero-contro-tagli-precarietà-e-guerra/cristiana-pulcinelli/2025
May 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
In molte città italiane il 12 maggio scorso i precari delle università sono scesi in piazza. Al centro del dibattito c’è il contratto di ricerca istituito dal governo Draghi in sostituzione degli assegni di ricerca. Contestate le modifiche proposte dal governo
www.scienzainrete.it/articolo/con...
www.scienzainrete.it/articolo/con...
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Absolutely thrilled to share our story—please take a moment to check it out! Huge thanks to all the contributors and my amazing supervisor @lmueller.bsky.social . This was truly a team effort! #peptides #mycorrhiza
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
April 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Absolutely thrilled to share our story—please take a moment to check it out! Huge thanks to all the contributors and my amazing supervisor @lmueller.bsky.social . This was truly a team effort! #peptides #mycorrhiza
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Excited to share our latest publication in bioRxiv regarding the response of lettuce to a soil microbial consortium 🥬🦠.
@magiovan.bsky.social
@magiovan.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Excited to share our latest publication in bioRxiv regarding the response of lettuce to a soil microbial consortium 🥬🦠.
@magiovan.bsky.social
@magiovan.bsky.social
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Plant genetic and root-associated microbial diversity modulate Lactuca sativa responsiveness to a soil inoculum under phosphate deficiency https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.02.646582v1
April 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Plant genetic and root-associated microbial diversity modulate Lactuca sativa responsiveness to a soil inoculum under phosphate deficiency https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.02.646582v1
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Italian readers: articolo intervista sul “lato umano della scienza” e la relazione tra #scienza e #filosofia, messo insieme da Sofia Belardinelli a Padova: ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scie... #philsci 🧪
Il lato umano della scienza: la ricerca come attività sociale | Il Bo Live UniPD
La scienza è neutrale? I dati sono solo una rappresentazione dei fatti? A queste questioni si dedica la ricerca di Sabina Leonelli, filosofa della scienza, a cui abbiamo posto alcune domande sulla nat...
ilbolive.unipd.it
March 31, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Italian readers: articolo intervista sul “lato umano della scienza” e la relazione tra #scienza e #filosofia, messo insieme da Sofia Belardinelli a Padova: ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/scie... #philsci 🧪
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Big news: we are setting up a new non-profit organization to run bioRxiv and medRxiv. It's called openRxiv [no it's not a new preprint server; it's dedicated organization to oversee the servers] openrxiv.org 1/n
Homepage - openRxiv
openRxiv is an independent non-profit, the new organizational home for bioRxiv and medRxiv, enabling researchers to instantly share groundbreaking findings with the global scientific community.
openrxiv.org
March 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Big news: we are setting up a new non-profit organization to run bioRxiv and medRxiv. It's called openRxiv [no it's not a new preprint server; it's dedicated organization to oversee the servers] openrxiv.org 1/n
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Really pleased to transition from 2024 to 2025 with Tatiana Vernie's work on the evolution of the common symbiosis pathway published @pnas.org 🔽
We finally demonstrate that ☘️ have maintained a genetic pathway to engage with🍄for half a billion years!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We finally demonstrate that ☘️ have maintained a genetic pathway to engage with🍄for half a billion years!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Conservation of symbiotic signaling since the most recent common ancestor of land plants | PNAS
Plants have colonized lands 450 million years ago. This terrestrialization was facilitated
by developmental and functional innovations. Recent evo-...
www.pnas.org
January 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Really pleased to transition from 2024 to 2025 with Tatiana Vernie's work on the evolution of the common symbiosis pathway published @pnas.org 🔽
We finally demonstrate that ☘️ have maintained a genetic pathway to engage with🍄for half a billion years!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We finally demonstrate that ☘️ have maintained a genetic pathway to engage with🍄for half a billion years!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...