George Littlejohn
@georgelittlejohn.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. University of Plymouth.
SEB Plant Section Chair
Biologist interested in plant-fungal interactions, circadian rhythms, rice blast, early disease detection & control. + education, quantitative microscopy, biotechnology + poetry, art, music.
SEB Plant Section Chair
Biologist interested in plant-fungal interactions, circadian rhythms, rice blast, early disease detection & control. + education, quantitative microscopy, biotechnology + poetry, art, music.
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How do you quantify cell structures which are deformed between different observations? Our preprint shows how to perform Simultaneous QUAntification of Structure and Structural Heterogeneity (SQUASSH) on 3D fluorescence microscopy data. (1/5)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Extracting biological structure and heterogeneity from the nano to the macro scale
Fluorescence microscopy is an essential tool in biology. It has revealed great variability at multiple scales, in macromolecular complexes, cells, and organisms. Understanding this variability will re...
www.biorxiv.org
August 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
How do you quantify cell structures which are deformed between different observations? Our preprint shows how to perform Simultaneous QUAntification of Structure and Structural Heterogeneity (SQUASSH) on 3D fluorescence microscopy data. (1/5)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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In Brief: @ukparliament.parliament.uk publishes draft legislation that will enable a new regulatory system to allow precision-bred plants in England www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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England poised to green-light precision breeding - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - England poised to green-light precision breeding
www.nature.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In Brief: @ukparliament.parliament.uk publishes draft legislation that will enable a new regulatory system to allow precision-bred plants in England www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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rdcu.be/esacS
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The natural metabolic activity of Exiguobacterium R2567 can incidentally influence plant development by mimicking strigolactone signaling pathways
Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice
The root-associated bacterium Exiguobacterium R2567 regulates tiller number by producing
cyclo(Leu-Pro), which activates the rice strigolactone signaling pathway.
www.cell.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The natural metabolic activity of Exiguobacterium R2567 can incidentally influence plant development by mimicking strigolactone signaling pathways
Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Root microbiota regulates tiller number in rice
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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We are looking for an intern to join the Biofoundry team!
Keen to work in #PlantSciences? 🌿
Applications are open for a new John Innes Foundation Internship with Dr Carolina Grandellis at the Earlham Biofoundry. 🧬
You'll work on #bioengineering approaches for plant sciences, utilising high-throughput platforms at the Earlham Institute.
Applications are open for a new John Innes Foundation Internship with Dr Carolina Grandellis at the Earlham Biofoundry. 🧬
You'll work on #bioengineering approaches for plant sciences, utilising high-throughput platforms at the Earlham Institute.
John Innes Foundation Internship in Plant Science
buff.ly
June 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We are looking for an intern to join the Biofoundry team!
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Recommend this workshop if you’re at #ICAR2025- I learnt a lot at similar workshops when I was an emerging academic - and who better to run this than Mary?
"Building a diverse community through effective teaching and mentoring"
An amazing workshop for #ICAR2025
Th June 19th (Juneteenth) 2 PM, please join us!
With me, @apaterlini.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social @mehta-lab.com, & Sophie Goormachtig & Agnes Uhereczky from @viblifesciences.bsky.social
An amazing workshop for #ICAR2025
Th June 19th (Juneteenth) 2 PM, please join us!
With me, @apaterlini.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social @mehta-lab.com, & Sophie Goormachtig & Agnes Uhereczky from @viblifesciences.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Recommend this workshop if you’re at #ICAR2025- I learnt a lot at similar workshops when I was an emerging academic - and who better to run this than Mary?
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📣 We have a postdoc position in fungus-microbiota interactions! Apply here: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/2197
For more details, visit: bewerbungsmanagement.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
For more details, visit: bewerbungsmanagement.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
bewerbungsmanagement.uni-koeln.de
June 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
📣 We have a postdoc position in fungus-microbiota interactions! Apply here: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/2197
For more details, visit: bewerbungsmanagement.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
For more details, visit: bewerbungsmanagement.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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A three year postdoctoral position is available in my group, investigating plant centromere structure, function and evolution @camplantsci.bsky.social
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51488/
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51488/
Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
May 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A three year postdoctoral position is available in my group, investigating plant centromere structure, function and evolution @camplantsci.bsky.social
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51488/
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51488/
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We are hiring at Phytoform Labs! Seeking two Senior Scientist roles (sponsorship options) and one technician. Check out the job descriptions/application at the link below. If you're interested or know someone who might be a great fit, please apply or share the word! www.phytoformlabs.com/careers
Phytoform Labs | Careers
Help us make agriculture more sustainable.
www.phytoformlabs.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
We are hiring at Phytoform Labs! Seeking two Senior Scientist roles (sponsorship options) and one technician. Check out the job descriptions/application at the link below. If you're interested or know someone who might be a great fit, please apply or share the word! www.phytoformlabs.com/careers
A beautiful day to visit @ipmtom.bsky.social @harperadamsuni.bsky.social with Trevor and Sereen for our CSFB project. It is such a friendly and welcoming campus and looking forward to today's discussions
May 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A beautiful day to visit @ipmtom.bsky.social @harperadamsuni.bsky.social with Trevor and Sereen for our CSFB project. It is such a friendly and welcoming campus and looking forward to today's discussions
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Do check out our #PeerReview workshop at SEB 2025! Also covering reviewer recognition and the future of peer review.
#EarlyCareerResearcher #ECR
@sebiology.bsky.social
#EarlyCareerResearcher #ECR
@sebiology.bsky.social
#PeerReview workshop from journal staff @ ConPhys & @jxbotany.bsky.social. Especially relevant for #EarlyCareerResearchers #ECR ✍️
Including:
✓Review models
✓Approaching your review
✓Reviewing ethics
➡️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... (Workshop 2)
Including:
✓Review models
✓Approaching your review
✓Reviewing ethics
➡️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... (Workshop 2)
April 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Do check out our #PeerReview workshop at SEB 2025! Also covering reviewer recognition and the future of peer review.
#EarlyCareerResearcher #ECR
@sebiology.bsky.social
#EarlyCareerResearcher #ECR
@sebiology.bsky.social
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Registration is open for JXB's 75th Anniversary Symposium
🌱
We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
🌳
There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
🌾
Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75
#plantscience 🧪
🌱
We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
🌳
There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
🌾
Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75
#plantscience 🧪
March 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Registration is open for JXB's 75th Anniversary Symposium
🌱
We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
🌳
There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
🌾
Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75
#plantscience 🧪
🌱
We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
🌳
There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
🌾
Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75
#plantscience 🧪
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This post is now online, for full details on how to apply please see: wp.lancs.ac.uk/lancsphotosy...
April 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This post is now online, for full details on how to apply please see: wp.lancs.ac.uk/lancsphotosy...
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A great tribute to David Stevens, a terrific cell biologist and missed by so many of his friends and colleagues. As they say 'one of the good guys'. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Remembering David Stephens (1971–2024)
In the autumn of 2024, David Stephens, a prominent member of the UK cell biology community and a brilliant scientist, leader and mentor, passed away. With his pragmatism and natural authority, combine...
journals.biologists.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A great tribute to David Stevens, a terrific cell biologist and missed by so many of his friends and colleagues. As they say 'one of the good guys'. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Lots of excellent advice in this piece. The core message - only through writing do you really think and order your thoughts into logical sense. Makes a case for not using AI for 1st draft because you bypass the thinking step
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturebiotech.bsky.social
#PlantScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturebiotech.bsky.social
#PlantScience
An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - An open letter to graduate students and other procrastinators: it’s time to write
www.nature.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Lots of excellent advice in this piece. The core message - only through writing do you really think and order your thoughts into logical sense. Makes a case for not using AI for 1st draft because you bypass the thinking step
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturebiotech.bsky.social
#PlantScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturebiotech.bsky.social
#PlantScience
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If you want to find out why metabolism may look different to what you were taught, and why this matters, dip into to our review 'Non-canonical plant metabolism' www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natureplants.bsky.social
#PlantScience
@natureplants.bsky.social
#PlantScience
April 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you want to find out why metabolism may look different to what you were taught, and why this matters, dip into to our review 'Non-canonical plant metabolism' www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natureplants.bsky.social
#PlantScience
@natureplants.bsky.social
#PlantScience
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I just received a gorgeous book in the mail written by the amazing Dr. Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social.
"What to grow for a climate resilient garden"
("Plant phys for gardeners") 💚
It's beautifully written, coherently organized, & stunningly illustrated by Ana Moguš. @quercusbooks.bsky.social
"What to grow for a climate resilient garden"
("Plant phys for gardeners") 💚
It's beautifully written, coherently organized, & stunningly illustrated by Ana Moguš. @quercusbooks.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I just received a gorgeous book in the mail written by the amazing Dr. Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social.
"What to grow for a climate resilient garden"
("Plant phys for gardeners") 💚
It's beautifully written, coherently organized, & stunningly illustrated by Ana Moguš. @quercusbooks.bsky.social
"What to grow for a climate resilient garden"
("Plant phys for gardeners") 💚
It's beautifully written, coherently organized, & stunningly illustrated by Ana Moguš. @quercusbooks.bsky.social
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I am thrilled that our paper, which is packed with our 10 years of data on the venom proteins of the parasitoid wasp Asobara japonica, has just been published!
Parasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitism | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Parasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitism | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Parasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitism
Two parasitoid wasp venom proteins induce imaginal disc degradation of its host fly Drosophila larva, ensuring parasitism success.
www.science.org
January 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I am thrilled that our paper, which is packed with our 10 years of data on the venom proteins of the parasitoid wasp Asobara japonica, has just been published!
Parasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitism | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Parasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitism | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Have a look to this extroardinary opportunity
**Are you interested in working for a society-owned plant science journal?**
Join the SEB's editorial office in Lancaster (UK) and be part of small, friendly team that helps support the #plantscience community.
More info: bit.ly/JXBAE24
Deadline: 31st January 2025 🧪
@sebiology.bsky.social
Join the SEB's editorial office in Lancaster (UK) and be part of small, friendly team that helps support the #plantscience community.
More info: bit.ly/JXBAE24
Deadline: 31st January 2025 🧪
@sebiology.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Have a look to this extroardinary opportunity
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Discover our animal sessions for Antwerp 2025 🐰🙊🐭:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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January 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Discover our animal sessions for Antwerp 2025 🐰🙊🐭:
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our sessions:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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Discover our plant sessions for Antwerp 2025 🌵🍅🌿
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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January 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Discover our plant sessions for Antwerp 2025 🌵🍅🌿
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
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Discover our Cell sessions for Antwerp 2025 sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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January 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Discover our Cell sessions for Antwerp 2025 sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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We have great workshops for Antwerp 2025, do not miss them:
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our sessions:
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www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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January 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We have great workshops for Antwerp 2025, do not miss them:
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our sessions:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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Check out our OED sessions for Antwerp 2025:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
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January 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Check out our OED sessions for Antwerp 2025:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
Submit now:
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Check out our sessions:
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The abstract submission deadline is Midnight (GMT) on Friday 7 March 2025.
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Join Johannes at the #SEBconference in Antwerp.
Submit your abstract now ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our Plant sessions ⬇️
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More information about the event 📷http://www.sebiology.org/events/seb-annual-conference-antwerp-2025.html
Submit your abstract now ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our Plant sessions ⬇️
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More information about the event 📷http://www.sebiology.org/events/seb-annual-conference-antwerp-2025.html
January 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join Johannes at the #SEBconference in Antwerp.
Submit your abstract now ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our Plant sessions ⬇️
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More information about the event 📷http://www.sebiology.org/events/seb-annual-conference-antwerp-2025.html
Submit your abstract now ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our Plant sessions ⬇️
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More information about the event 📷http://www.sebiology.org/events/seb-annual-conference-antwerp-2025.html
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Join Ros at the #SEBconference in Antwerp.
Submit your abstract now ⬇️
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Check out our Plant sessions ⬇️
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Book your place now ⬇️
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More information about the event ⬇️
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Check out our Plant sessions ⬇️
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January 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Join Ros at the #SEBconference in Antwerp.
Submit your abstract now ⬇️
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Check out our Plant sessions ⬇️
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Book your place now ⬇️
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More information about the event ⬇️
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Submit your abstract now ⬇️
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Check out our Plant sessions ⬇️
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Book your place now ⬇️
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