@pfeilmeier.bsky.social
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🛎️🛎️ Looking for a postdoctoral fellowship? Interested in tackling real-world challenges?
Then check out EMBL's EIPOD-LinC fellowships. Gain transferable skills and work on self-designed projects to make a lasting impact on global issues.
📆 Closing date: 2 February
www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Then check out EMBL's EIPOD-LinC fellowships. Gain transferable skills and work on self-designed projects to make a lasting impact on global issues.
📆 Closing date: 2 February
www.embl.org/about/info/p...
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
🛎️🛎️ Looking for a postdoctoral fellowship? Interested in tackling real-world challenges?
Then check out EMBL's EIPOD-LinC fellowships. Gain transferable skills and work on self-designed projects to make a lasting impact on global issues.
📆 Closing date: 2 February
www.embl.org/about/info/p...
Then check out EMBL's EIPOD-LinC fellowships. Gain transferable skills and work on self-designed projects to make a lasting impact on global issues.
📆 Closing date: 2 February
www.embl.org/about/info/p...
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Bacteria swap DNA far more than we thought. This study shows recombination between species can blur genetic boundaries, with up to 95% of diversity coming from hybrid DNA in some microbes.
Remixing the gene pool
Microbes might behave less like distinct species and more like constantly interbreeding communities.
buff.ly
January 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Bacteria swap DNA far more than we thought. This study shows recombination between species can blur genetic boundaries, with up to 95% of diversity coming from hybrid DNA in some microbes.
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How do pathogens sneak past plant defenses? Join Dr. Quan Zeng in "Illustrating a Novel Host Entry Mechanism of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria."
Don’t miss this event in our Advances in Phytobacteriology series on January 15!
https://bit.ly/3YnkfLz
#planthealth #plantscience
Don’t miss this event in our Advances in Phytobacteriology series on January 15!
https://bit.ly/3YnkfLz
#planthealth #plantscience
December 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
How do pathogens sneak past plant defenses? Join Dr. Quan Zeng in "Illustrating a Novel Host Entry Mechanism of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria."
Don’t miss this event in our Advances in Phytobacteriology series on January 15!
https://bit.ly/3YnkfLz
#planthealth #plantscience
Don’t miss this event in our Advances in Phytobacteriology series on January 15!
https://bit.ly/3YnkfLz
#planthealth #plantscience
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A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
We create vector graphics of model organisms and emerging biological research organisms to enhance our publications. We’re sharing these editable graphics under a CC0 license for other scientists to...
doi.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
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#TAIR is a key reference tool #plantscience. That's why nearly 100 volunteers chose to contribute to the soon-to-be-released reannotation of the #Arabidopsis genome. 🧪
Meet one of those volunteers: Emmanuel Boutet: bit.ly/4p6FagQ
#plantbiology #genomics #TAIR12 #plantbiology #scisky
Meet one of those volunteers: Emmanuel Boutet: bit.ly/4p6FagQ
#plantbiology #genomics #TAIR12 #plantbiology #scisky
December 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#TAIR is a key reference tool #plantscience. That's why nearly 100 volunteers chose to contribute to the soon-to-be-released reannotation of the #Arabidopsis genome. 🧪
Meet one of those volunteers: Emmanuel Boutet: bit.ly/4p6FagQ
#plantbiology #genomics #TAIR12 #plantbiology #scisky
Meet one of those volunteers: Emmanuel Boutet: bit.ly/4p6FagQ
#plantbiology #genomics #TAIR12 #plantbiology #scisky
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⏰ Reminder! Applications for the International Undergraduate Summer School at Earlham Institute, @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @thesainsburylab.bsky.social close January 16!
Spend eight weeks working with expert scientists and technologies in plant, microbial, and data science.
Spend eight weeks working with expert scientists and technologies in plant, microbial, and data science.
International Undergraduate Summer School | John Innes Centre
The Undergraduate Summer School is a unique opportunity for undergraduates from all corners of the world to spend eight weeks at our internationally renowned research centre, partnering with fellow…
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December 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
⏰ Reminder! Applications for the International Undergraduate Summer School at Earlham Institute, @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @thesainsburylab.bsky.social close January 16!
Spend eight weeks working with expert scientists and technologies in plant, microbial, and data science.
Spend eight weeks working with expert scientists and technologies in plant, microbial, and data science.
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In our #VirtualIssue on #Herbivore-derived elicitors of plant responses we bring together New Phytologist articles that highlight recent developments in the study of how plants respond to herbivores 👇
📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#PlantScience
📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#PlantScience
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In our #VirtualIssue on #Herbivore-derived elicitors of plant responses we bring together New Phytologist articles that highlight recent developments in the study of how plants respond to herbivores 👇
📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#PlantScience
📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#PlantScience
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I am interested in working with an artist on a graphic novel on soil and/ or global environmental change. The lab would have money to fund this.
Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?
Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?
December 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I am interested in working with an artist on a graphic novel on soil and/ or global environmental change. The lab would have money to fund this.
Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?
Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?
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One of the most important books I've read this year, from
@adambecker.bsky.social.
It's a devastating read at times—you'll find yourself shouting at the book "how can they be that goddamn crazy???!!!"
But it's critical to realize that they are.
@adambecker.bsky.social.
It's a devastating read at times—you'll find yourself shouting at the book "how can they be that goddamn crazy???!!!"
But it's critical to realize that they are.
12. @adambecker.bsky.social is a science journalist and author of MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, a book that chronicles the stew of nonsense that informs and motivates many of tech’s leaders.
Adam Becker Takes Aim at Silicon Valley Nonsense | TechPolicy.Press
In a new book, the science journalist Adam Becker skewers the more outlandish ideas and motivations in the tech industry.
www.techpolicy.press
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
One of the most important books I've read this year, from
@adambecker.bsky.social.
It's a devastating read at times—you'll find yourself shouting at the book "how can they be that goddamn crazy???!!!"
But it's critical to realize that they are.
@adambecker.bsky.social.
It's a devastating read at times—you'll find yourself shouting at the book "how can they be that goddamn crazy???!!!"
But it's critical to realize that they are.
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We wrote a review on the mᴏdular properties of plant cell-surface receptors, and how this knowledge can be used to reprogram and engineer them:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A guide to designing cell-surface receptors in plants
Cell-surface receptors perceive environmental cues and trigger appropriate responses. In plants, these receptors comprise ectodomain, juxta-membrane, …
www.sciencedirect.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We wrote a review on the mᴏdular properties of plant cell-surface receptors, and how this knowledge can be used to reprogram and engineer them:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Gerade hat ein knappe, aber ausreichende Mehrheit der EU-Mitgliedstaaten für den Trilog-Kompromiss zu Pflanzen aus neuen genomischen Verfahren (#NGT) gestimmt. Wie so oft hat sich D enthalten. Jetzt noch das EU-Parlament. #Gentechnik
www.msn.com/de-de/finanz...
www.msn.com/de-de/finanz...
MSN
www.msn.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Gerade hat ein knappe, aber ausreichende Mehrheit der EU-Mitgliedstaaten für den Trilog-Kompromiss zu Pflanzen aus neuen genomischen Verfahren (#NGT) gestimmt. Wie so oft hat sich D enthalten. Jetzt noch das EU-Parlament. #Gentechnik
www.msn.com/de-de/finanz...
www.msn.com/de-de/finanz...
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So wild. Ein Bundesministerium, das seine Position auf den tendenziösen Umfragen von NGO und wirtschaftlich involvierten Labelbetreibern aufbaut 🫣
Man stelle sich ein solches Vorgehen bei anderen neuen Technologien vor, z.B. bei Impfstoffen oder regenerativen Energien. Ist doch crazy
Man stelle sich ein solches Vorgehen bei anderen neuen Technologien vor, z.B. bei Impfstoffen oder regenerativen Energien. Ist doch crazy
❌ Eine Mehrheit der EU-Mitgliedstaaten hat heute für die Aufweichung des Gentechnikrechts gestimmt. Das EU-Parlament kann noch korrigieren.
👉 Falls nicht, muss es in DE für Betriebe, die weiterhin gentechnikfrei produzieren wollen, gentechnikfreie Lieferketten sowie neue Nachweismethoden geben.
👉 Falls nicht, muss es in DE für Betriebe, die weiterhin gentechnikfrei produzieren wollen, gentechnikfreie Lieferketten sowie neue Nachweismethoden geben.
December 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
So wild. Ein Bundesministerium, das seine Position auf den tendenziösen Umfragen von NGO und wirtschaftlich involvierten Labelbetreibern aufbaut 🫣
Man stelle sich ein solches Vorgehen bei anderen neuen Technologien vor, z.B. bei Impfstoffen oder regenerativen Energien. Ist doch crazy
Man stelle sich ein solches Vorgehen bei anderen neuen Technologien vor, z.B. bei Impfstoffen oder regenerativen Energien. Ist doch crazy
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🚨JOB ALERT!
We’re hiring a Head of the new Imaging Facility at Goethe University Frankfurt. You’ll support researchers across disciplines, train users, and help enable cutting-edge science with high-end microscopy platforms.
tinygu.de/TknxZ
If facility-building + imaging is your thing, please apply!
We’re hiring a Head of the new Imaging Facility at Goethe University Frankfurt. You’ll support researchers across disciplines, train users, and help enable cutting-edge science with high-end microscopy platforms.
tinygu.de/TknxZ
If facility-building + imaging is your thing, please apply!
December 19, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🚨JOB ALERT!
We’re hiring a Head of the new Imaging Facility at Goethe University Frankfurt. You’ll support researchers across disciplines, train users, and help enable cutting-edge science with high-end microscopy platforms.
tinygu.de/TknxZ
If facility-building + imaging is your thing, please apply!
We’re hiring a Head of the new Imaging Facility at Goethe University Frankfurt. You’ll support researchers across disciplines, train users, and help enable cutting-edge science with high-end microscopy platforms.
tinygu.de/TknxZ
If facility-building + imaging is your thing, please apply!
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🗓️ Mark your calendars! The Norwich #SingleCell and #Spatial Symposium with the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social returns in 2026!
Register your interest now to join us 08-09 July, exploring the latest technologies, research, and applications in single-cell and spatial genomics.
Register your interest now to join us 08-09 July, exploring the latest technologies, research, and applications in single-cell and spatial genomics.
Norwich Single-Cell and Spatial Symposium 2026
Bringing together the international single-cell and spatial community for a two-day discussion across model and non-model systems.
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🗓️ Mark your calendars! The Norwich #SingleCell and #Spatial Symposium with the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social returns in 2026!
Register your interest now to join us 08-09 July, exploring the latest technologies, research, and applications in single-cell and spatial genomics.
Register your interest now to join us 08-09 July, exploring the latest technologies, research, and applications in single-cell and spatial genomics.
Fantastic story how bacteria exploit a host pathway to dissolve plant tissue and obtain nutrients 🤯
Uncovering these mechanisms about plant-pathogen interactions is so cool!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Uncovering these mechanisms about plant-pathogen interactions is so cool!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Xanthomonas coordinates type III–type II effector synergy by activating fruit-ripening pathway
Plant cell walls harbor vast carbohydrate reserves, yet how pathogens unlock them remains unclear. We show that the citrus canker pathogen Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) mobilizes cell wall suga...
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Fantastic story how bacteria exploit a host pathway to dissolve plant tissue and obtain nutrients 🤯
Uncovering these mechanisms about plant-pathogen interactions is so cool!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Uncovering these mechanisms about plant-pathogen interactions is so cool!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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📣The webinar recording is now available for viewing. Enjoy!🌱 plantae.org/plantaeprese...
#plantscience
#plantscience
📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on Wednesday, December 17, 9:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/w6HBivf
#PlantScience
👉 Free registration at buff.ly/w6HBivf
#PlantScience
December 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
📣The webinar recording is now available for viewing. Enjoy!🌱 plantae.org/plantaeprese...
#plantscience
#plantscience
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New opportunity to join our #EvoMPMI group @johninnescentre.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the mechanistic basis of immunity in diverse plants. Please spread the word, reach out by email, and/or apply if interested! More details here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
New opportunity to join our #EvoMPMI group @johninnescentre.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the mechanistic basis of immunity in diverse plants. Please spread the word, reach out by email, and/or apply if interested! More details here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
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Bacterial genomes encode a rich repertoire of antiphage systems, but we still know surprisingly little about when these systems are actually expressed.
In this preprint, Lucas Paoli et al, ask what shapes antiphage systems expression in native contexts.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
In this preprint, Lucas Paoli et al, ask what shapes antiphage systems expression in native contexts.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Environment and physiology shape antiphage system expression
Bacteria and archaea encode on average ten antiphage systems. Quorum sensing, cellular, or transcription factors can regulate specific systems (CRISPR-Cas, CBASS). Yet, a systematic assessment of anti...
www.biorxiv.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Bacterial genomes encode a rich repertoire of antiphage systems, but we still know surprisingly little about when these systems are actually expressed.
In this preprint, Lucas Paoli et al, ask what shapes antiphage systems expression in native contexts.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
In this preprint, Lucas Paoli et al, ask what shapes antiphage systems expression in native contexts.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Happy to share our latest paper: The symbiosome space needs to be continuously cleared from demethylated pectins to keep rhizobia happy. Former PostDoc Chao Su took this story with him when moving back to China and finished it off.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience; @uni-freiburg.de
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience; @uni-freiburg.de
Symbiosome functionality in Medicago truncatula nodules requires continuous clearing of pectins from the symbiosome space - Nature Communications
Here a mechanism for nitrogen fixation maintenance is identified in Medicago truncatula where two polygalacturoneases are expressed in nodules and secreted into the symbiosome space for clearing of ex...
www.nature.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happy to share our latest paper: The symbiosome space needs to be continuously cleared from demethylated pectins to keep rhizobia happy. Former PostDoc Chao Su took this story with him when moving back to China and finished it off.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience; @uni-freiburg.de
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience; @uni-freiburg.de
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📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: International “Fascination of Plants Day” – a global celebration of plants!
👉 buff.ly/TQ5CsrV
#PlantScience
👉 buff.ly/TQ5CsrV
#PlantScience
International “Fascination of Plants Day” – a global celebration of plants!
(2026) Mon 18 May [EDT]: The European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO) jointly with over 60 National Coordinators across the globe proudly prepare the launch of the 8th edition of the Fascination of…
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: International “Fascination of Plants Day” – a global celebration of plants!
👉 buff.ly/TQ5CsrV
#PlantScience
👉 buff.ly/TQ5CsrV
#PlantScience
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academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... Endophytic adaptation in Flavobacterium sp. 98 @xinyapan.bsky.social @vcarryon.bsky.social @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social ✌🏽 lysoPE story could be cool
Hypoxia Induces Phenotypic and Metabolic Shifts in Endophytic Flavobacterium sp. 98
Abstract. Oxygen plays a crucial role in shaping microbial physiology, functions, and behavior. Endophytic bacteria, residing within plant tissues, inhabit
academic.oup.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... Endophytic adaptation in Flavobacterium sp. 98 @xinyapan.bsky.social @vcarryon.bsky.social @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social ✌🏽 lysoPE story could be cool
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Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing soon 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing soon 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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🧬 🍅 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🍅 🧬
MYB and WRKY transcription factors collaboratively regulate suberin biosynthesis in the tomato root exodermis. Antagonistic interactions may fine-tune suberization or act as a brake on overaccumulation - Jo et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
MYB and WRKY transcription factors collaboratively regulate suberin biosynthesis in the tomato root exodermis. Antagonistic interactions may fine-tune suberization or act as a brake on overaccumulation - Jo et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
![Fig. 2 (shortened, full legend in paper): Perturbations of SlMYB41, SlMYB92, and SlWRKY71 expression affect the suberization of tomato exodermis. (A) Percentage of cross-sections showing a non-suberized, an early suberized (suberin in <50% of exodermal cells), or a late suberized (suberin in >50% of exodermal cells) exodermis phenotype in hairy root cultures of the control (empty vector), CRISPR knockout lines [Slmyb41-ko, Slmyb92-ko, Slwrky71-ko(4), and Slwrky71-ko(5)], and overexpressing lines (SlMYB41-OX, SlMYB92-OX, and SlWRKY71-OX). The number above the bars represents the number (n) of individual roots examined in each genotype. Asterisks denotes statistically significant differences between each line in comparison with the empty vector control, whereas n.s. indicates no significant differences (P<0.05, χ2 test).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ggz22gcwkakll7efac23g33s/bafkreidbanhpxnb52kuljrltp3voz7jfnkuh4js6tbmdxudjsbfxuozteu@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🧬 🍅 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🍅 🧬
MYB and WRKY transcription factors collaboratively regulate suberin biosynthesis in the tomato root exodermis. Antagonistic interactions may fine-tune suberization or act as a brake on overaccumulation - Jo et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
MYB and WRKY transcription factors collaboratively regulate suberin biosynthesis in the tomato root exodermis. Antagonistic interactions may fine-tune suberization or act as a brake on overaccumulation - Jo et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
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European Council and Parliament agree on relaxing rules for bringing genome-edited plants to the market - a central step for facilitating a science-based management of our current plant systems.
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
New genomic techniques: Council and Parliament strike deal to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of our food systems
Council and Parliament reach provisional deal on a set of rules for new genomic techniques, aiming to improve the competitiveness of European agriculture and support the sustainability of our food sys...
www.consilium.europa.eu
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
European Council and Parliament agree on relaxing rules for bringing genome-edited plants to the market - a central step for facilitating a science-based management of our current plant systems.
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Want to know how we're advancing equity, diversity & inclusion in science?
🌍 Check out our latest report!
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🌍 Check out our latest report!
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eLife Latest: Promoting equity, diversity and inclusion – December 2025 update
We highlight recent developments in eLife’s equity, diversity and inclusion framework and what steps we plan to take next
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December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Want to know how we're advancing equity, diversity & inclusion in science?
🌍 Check out our latest report!
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🌍 Check out our latest report!
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