J. Chris Pires
@jchrispires.bsky.social
Professor passionate about student success & team science #firstgen #Brassica enthusiast walking Dogs of the Plant World
#Agriculture #Food #HigherEd #EduSky #Agsky #SciComm & more
#Soil #Crop #Science ; opinions mine
#Agriculture #Food #HigherEd #EduSky #Agsky #SciComm & more
#Soil #Crop #Science ; opinions mine
Pinned
Traveled to Columbia, Missouri, to celebrate the successful #PhD defenses of my last two esteemed graduate students at the University of Missouri-Columbia! Michael Pisias (PhD Plant Biology, advised by Bing Yang); & Shawn K. Thomas (PhD Biology, co-advised by Jacob Washburn). #Crop #Evolution #agsky
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this is what economists call an instrayamental variable
Australians are deciding USA is not a place to visit… oddly they still are going to Canada. Almost like there is something specific about the US..
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January 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
this is what economists call an instrayamental variable
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Total German exports to the US were barely 3% of DE GDP. Germany has immense fiscal space, a ton of civilian and defense infrastructure needs, a CN looking to do inbound investment into DE & auto marques that (somehow) still have worldwide appeal. Quit your goddam whining Fred.
January 19, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Total German exports to the US were barely 3% of DE GDP. Germany has immense fiscal space, a ton of civilian and defense infrastructure needs, a CN looking to do inbound investment into DE & auto marques that (somehow) still have worldwide appeal. Quit your goddam whining Fred.
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Integrating Structural Variants into Sequence-Based GWAS Using a Pangenome and Imputation Framework in French Dairy Cattle https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.18.700144v1
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Integrating Structural Variants into Sequence-Based GWAS Using a Pangenome and Imputation Framework in French Dairy Cattle https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.18.700144v1
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Off to Los Angeles to talk tomorrow about our latest on human-maize coevolution for QCB at USC. and a sneak peak at a project on the impact of European colonization on crops. Feel free to DM if you’d like a zoom link.
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Off to Los Angeles to talk tomorrow about our latest on human-maize coevolution for QCB at USC. and a sneak peak at a project on the impact of European colonization on crops. Feel free to DM if you’d like a zoom link.
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Join UNESCO on 11 February 2026 for a global hybrid event celebrating women in science and shaping a future where science and gender equality advance together. Free to attend in person or online!
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2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Join UNESCO on 11 February 2026 for a global event celebrating women in science and shaping a future where science and gender equality advance together
www.unesco.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Join UNESCO on 11 February 2026 for a global hybrid event celebrating women in science and shaping a future where science and gender equality advance together. Free to attend in person or online!
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
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Ooh, now with fancy flyer. Zoom link usc.zoom.us/j/96588553185
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Ooh, now with fancy flyer. Zoom link usc.zoom.us/j/96588553185
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Does anyone know if Zamioculcas is a CAM plant?
Today I learned that the common houseplant Zamioculcas (the zz plant) is monocot w/ pinnately compound leaves. So called leaves are in fact leaflets. Unlike most species w/ compound leaves, the leaflets of zz plants are highly regenerative, from which whole plants can be readily regenerated.
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Does anyone know if Zamioculcas is a CAM plant?
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Great news — forward looking voices are finally prevailing in the discussion on genome editing in crop plants!
Plant Breeding Innovation Clears Next Hurdle for EU NGT Framework
https://www.europesays.com/2737143/
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) has approved, by a strong majority, the compromise text on…
https://www.europesays.com/2737143/
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) has approved, by a strong majority, the compromise text on…
Plant Breeding Innovation Clears Next Hurdle for EU NGT Framework - EUROPE SAYS
The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment (ENVI) has approved, by a strong majority, the compromise text on the NGT Regulation agreed in trilogue
www.europesays.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Great news — forward looking voices are finally prevailing in the discussion on genome editing in crop plants!
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Today’s seminar @slcuplants.bsky.social by @pdchristine.bsky.social is on the cell-to-cell communication upon biotic stress - a crucial aspect of plant multicellular life.
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Today’s seminar @slcuplants.bsky.social by @pdchristine.bsky.social is on the cell-to-cell communication upon biotic stress - a crucial aspect of plant multicellular life.
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Been listening to this all day. And love how much fun the base player is having in the video. Small things. m.youtube.com/watch?v=uyUV...
Time For Three - Banjo Love
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January 28, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Been listening to this all day. And love how much fun the base player is having in the video. Small things. m.youtube.com/watch?v=uyUV...
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This mathematician’s story remained hidden even after the book and movie “Hidden Figures”! 🧪🔭
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Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95
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January 27, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This mathematician’s story remained hidden even after the book and movie “Hidden Figures”! 🧪🔭
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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A thousand times stronger than any MAGA men
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
A thousand times stronger than any MAGA men
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I don’t know what he said or what he sprayed from that syringe, but Omar was squared up & ready to handle him.
And then continued her talk. I don’t know what’s in the water in Minnesota, but these folks have been underestimated.Later I’m sure Omar was shaking & maybe shed a tear, but..
And then continued her talk. I don’t know what’s in the water in Minnesota, but these folks have been underestimated.Later I’m sure Omar was shaking & maybe shed a tear, but..
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I don’t know what he said or what he sprayed from that syringe, but Omar was squared up & ready to handle him.
And then continued her talk. I don’t know what’s in the water in Minnesota, but these folks have been underestimated.Later I’m sure Omar was shaking & maybe shed a tear, but..
And then continued her talk. I don’t know what’s in the water in Minnesota, but these folks have been underestimated.Later I’m sure Omar was shaking & maybe shed a tear, but..
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The article doesn't mention that the ADL, which condemns Walz, has taken a hard right turn recently. So has the Holocaust Museum, which now has Trump appointees on its board. It's political grandstanding.
I'm Jewish, and I think this analogy is entirely appropriate and, in fact, dead on.
I'm Jewish, and I think this analogy is entirely appropriate and, in fact, dead on.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:52 AM
The article doesn't mention that the ADL, which condemns Walz, has taken a hard right turn recently. So has the Holocaust Museum, which now has Trump appointees on its board. It's political grandstanding.
I'm Jewish, and I think this analogy is entirely appropriate and, in fact, dead on.
I'm Jewish, and I think this analogy is entirely appropriate and, in fact, dead on.
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He had a syringe. A syringe filled with…idk (urine?)
The President of the United States has incited this kind of action against a sitting, Black woman member of Congress. Where is the “tone down the rhetoric” brigade?
The President of the United States has incited this kind of action against a sitting, Black woman member of Congress. Where is the “tone down the rhetoric” brigade?
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 AM
He had a syringe. A syringe filled with…idk (urine?)
The President of the United States has incited this kind of action against a sitting, Black woman member of Congress. Where is the “tone down the rhetoric” brigade?
The President of the United States has incited this kind of action against a sitting, Black woman member of Congress. Where is the “tone down the rhetoric” brigade?
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what watching a bunch of ken burns documentaries for weeks does to a mf
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 AM
what watching a bunch of ken burns documentaries for weeks does to a mf
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Democrats just won a special election in St. Paul by 91%. That's basically impossible and also a 20% improvement over Harris's showing in the seat. Also, it shows that deploying ICE as a voter suppression tactic probably only works against their own voters.
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Democrats just won a special election in St. Paul by 91%. That's basically impossible and also a 20% improvement over Harris's showing in the seat. Also, it shows that deploying ICE as a voter suppression tactic probably only works against their own voters.
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Minnesota needs impartial investigations, the departure of federal forces, and an end to the campaign of retribution against our state.
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Minnesota needs impartial investigations, the departure of federal forces, and an end to the campaign of retribution against our state.
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In Odesa, the death toll from the russian attack has risen to three.
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
In Odesa, the death toll from the russian attack has risen to three.
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Megan Dennis, associate professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Siobhan Brady, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Genome Center, are this month’s guests on Face to Face with Chancellor May.
www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Megan Dennis, associate professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Siobhan Brady, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Genome Center, are this month’s guests on Face to Face with Chancellor May.
www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...
www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...
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"Postdoctoral Associate at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Olivette, MO, USA"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Pandey_1-27-26.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Pandey_1-27-26.pdf
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January 28, 2026 at 1:21 AM
"Postdoctoral Associate at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Olivette, MO, USA"
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Pandey_1-27-26.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Pandey_1-27-26.pdf
#PlantSciJobs
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I call them water puppies. This beautiful little river otter enjoyed an abundance of fish in a shallow pond along the North Florida coast. A very curious little one. We had a nice chat. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #otters #Florida #Nikon #Z8 #AdobeLightroom
January 27, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I call them water puppies. This beautiful little river otter enjoyed an abundance of fish in a shallow pond along the North Florida coast. A very curious little one. We had a nice chat. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #otters #Florida #Nikon #Z8 #AdobeLightroom