PoppingaLab
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Plant and animal biomechanics, functional morphology, and biomimetics. Highlights from the Botanical Garden of the TU Darmstadt.
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🏆 Engagiert, reflektiert, praxisnah – Athene-Preise 2025 verliehen! Gestern wurden im Anschluss an den „Tag der Lehre“ an der TU Darmstadt die Athene‑Preise für gute Lehre gemeinsam mit der Carlo und Karin Giersch Stiftung verliehen wurden – mit insgesamt 46.000 Euro dotiert.
Engagiert, reflektiert, praxisnah: Athene-Preise verliehen
An der TU Darmstadt sind am gestrigen Mittwoch (19.) die „Athene-Preise für gute Lehre“ verliehen worden. Seit 2010 würdigt die Carlo und Karin Giersch-Stiftung mit der Auszeichnung das besondere Enga...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🏆 Engagiert, reflektiert, praxisnah – Athene-Preise 2025 verliehen! Gestern wurden im Anschluss an den „Tag der Lehre“ an der TU Darmstadt die Athene‑Preise für gute Lehre gemeinsam mit der Carlo und Karin Giersch Stiftung verliehen wurden – mit insgesamt 46.000 Euro dotiert.
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I started to work on MscS-Like proteins 20 years ago, dreaming that they were involved in plant mechanotransduction. And it is becoming more & more clear that they are!
#plantscience 🧪
"DmMSL10 is crucial for mechanosensing, facilitating AP firing by generating a receptor potential (RP) amplitude."
#plantscience 🧪
"DmMSL10 is crucial for mechanosensing, facilitating AP firing by generating a receptor potential (RP) amplitude."
🍀🔬
MSL10 is a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap @natcomms.nature.com from Toyota lab.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
MSL10 is a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap @natcomms.nature.com from Toyota lab.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I started to work on MscS-Like proteins 20 years ago, dreaming that they were involved in plant mechanotransduction. And it is becoming more & more clear that they are!
#plantscience 🧪
"DmMSL10 is crucial for mechanosensing, facilitating AP firing by generating a receptor potential (RP) amplitude."
#plantscience 🧪
"DmMSL10 is crucial for mechanosensing, facilitating AP firing by generating a receptor potential (RP) amplitude."
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🌿 The Venus flytrap’s secret touch sensor
A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Plants 🧪
A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Plants 🧪
MSL10 is a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap - Nature Communications
The Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant, catches prey by sensing touch. Here, the authors show that DmMSL10 functions as a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in sensory hairs, initiating long-range calcium and electrical signals required for trap closure.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🌿 The Venus flytrap’s secret touch sensor
A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Plants 🧪
A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Plants 🧪
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How do plants recover after drought? buff.ly/UG9TXGG via @salkinstitute #PlantScience #Science #Plants #drought #water
October 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
How do plants recover after drought? buff.ly/UG9TXGG via @salkinstitute #PlantScience #Science #Plants #drought #water
Press release from TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social on the exciting discovery of the Great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) in the botanical garden:
www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
August 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Press release from TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social on the exciting discovery of the Great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) in the botanical garden:
www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
Nice image movie by TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social with participation of our doctoral candidate Arooj
@aroojsajjad.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhND...
@aroojsajjad.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhND...
Gemeinsam Zukunft gestalten – die TU Darmstadt als Arbeitgeberin!
YouTube video by Technische Universität Darmstadt
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August 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Nice image movie by TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social with participation of our doctoral candidate Arooj
@aroojsajjad.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhND...
@aroojsajjad.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhND...
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Peter Kappel @peterkappel.bsky.social from @poppingalab.bsky.social introduced me to the fascinatingly mobile, three-dimensional jaws of leeches with some clever imaging experiments
August 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Peter Kappel @peterkappel.bsky.social from @poppingalab.bsky.social introduced me to the fascinatingly mobile, three-dimensional jaws of leeches with some clever imaging experiments
The Darth Vader plant, Aristolochia salvadorensis!
July 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Darth Vader plant, Aristolochia salvadorensis!
Coffee party time with our friend's association: great weather and flowering Aloe ovatifolia - not much left to be desired :)
July 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Coffee party time with our friend's association: great weather and flowering Aloe ovatifolia - not much left to be desired :)
Some biology students received a very special, unofficial certificate at this year's graduation ceremony...
June 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Some biology students received a very special, unofficial certificate at this year's graduation ceremony...
Plant identification exerises - every student's dream!
June 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Plant identification exerises - every student's dream!
Great talk by our guest Prof. Linnea Hesse from Hamburg University about the functional morphology of plants in 3D and over time. Let's hope we can do even more together in the future! Foto by Arooj Sajjad.
June 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Great talk by our guest Prof. Linnea Hesse from Hamburg University about the functional morphology of plants in 3D and over time. Let's hope we can do even more together in the future! Foto by Arooj Sajjad.
Relaxed interview shooting for a TUDa-related movie in our Botanical Garden. Thanks Arooj @aroojsajjad.bsky.social for your participation!
June 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Relaxed interview shooting for a TUDa-related movie in our Botanical Garden. Thanks Arooj @aroojsajjad.bsky.social for your participation!
Maybe someone has a fitting paper in the pipeline?
The Journal of Biosciences launches a Special Issue about functional morphology and biomechanics of plants and animals. Guest editors for this issue are Wencke Krings, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, and Stanislav Gorb.
www.ias.ac.in/Journals/Jou...
The Journal of Biosciences launches a Special Issue about functional morphology and biomechanics of plants and animals. Guest editors for this issue are Wencke Krings, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, and Stanislav Gorb.
www.ias.ac.in/Journals/Jou...
June 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Maybe someone has a fitting paper in the pipeline?
The Journal of Biosciences launches a Special Issue about functional morphology and biomechanics of plants and animals. Guest editors for this issue are Wencke Krings, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, and Stanislav Gorb.
www.ias.ac.in/Journals/Jou...
The Journal of Biosciences launches a Special Issue about functional morphology and biomechanics of plants and animals. Guest editors for this issue are Wencke Krings, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, and Stanislav Gorb.
www.ias.ac.in/Journals/Jou...
From June 14-22, the BioBlitz, a participatory campaign for citizens to record the diversity of wild species, will take place in the Botanical Garden of the TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social. There will also be a special day of action on June 14 from 11 a.m. We look forward to beautiful finds!
June 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
From June 14-22, the BioBlitz, a participatory campaign for citizens to record the diversity of wild species, will take place in the Botanical Garden of the TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social. There will also be a special day of action on June 14 from 11 a.m. We look forward to beautiful finds!
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Wir begrüßen Simon Poppinga @poppingalab.bsky.social als neuen außerplanmäßigen Professor am Fachbereich Biologie. Poppinga forscht zu Biomechanik, Funktionsmorphologie und Biomimetik und leitet seit 2022 den Botanischen Garten der TU Darmstadt. Zum Interview 👉 www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
June 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Wir begrüßen Simon Poppinga @poppingalab.bsky.social als neuen außerplanmäßigen Professor am Fachbereich Biologie. Poppinga forscht zu Biomechanik, Funktionsmorphologie und Biomimetik und leitet seit 2022 den Botanischen Garten der TU Darmstadt. Zum Interview 👉 www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
The TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social Open Campus day was a blast - good weather (mostly) and 6 hrs of non-stop discussing plant science with the public. A huge thanks to the team, @aroojsajjad.bsky.social and Peter Kappel! Photo by Sebastian Hess.
May 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social Open Campus day was a blast - good weather (mostly) and 6 hrs of non-stop discussing plant science with the public. A huge thanks to the team, @aroojsajjad.bsky.social and Peter Kappel! Photo by Sebastian Hess.
We will be supporting the TU Darmstadt Open Campus - Tag der Wissen schaf(f)t with an information stand about the Botanic Garden and ongoing research projects, a guided tour of the biodiversity measures on the Campus Lichtwiese, and a children's lecture on carnivorous plants!
May 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We will be supporting the TU Darmstadt Open Campus - Tag der Wissen schaf(f)t with an information stand about the Botanic Garden and ongoing research projects, a guided tour of the biodiversity measures on the Campus Lichtwiese, and a children's lecture on carnivorous plants!
Echium wildpretii in front of the Teide volcano, during our botanical excursion to Tenerife. Photo by Kerstin Reifenrath.
May 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Echium wildpretii in front of the Teide volcano, during our botanical excursion to Tenerife. Photo by Kerstin Reifenrath.
The dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus) temporarily captures its pollinators in so-called kettle traps.
April 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The dead horse arum lily (Helicodiceros muscivorus) temporarily captures its pollinators in so-called kettle traps.
Deherainia smaragdina surprises with green petals and a strong cheesefoot odor...
April 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Deherainia smaragdina surprises with green petals and a strong cheesefoot odor...
In order to promote biodiversity, a new maintenance concept for some areas on the Lichtwiese campus of TU Darmstadt is being implemented as part of a pilot project with the involvement of the Botanic Garden.
www.tu-darmstadt.de/nachhaltigke...
www.tu-darmstadt.de/nachhaltigke...
Schafe auf der Lichtwiese
Das Besondere: In diesem Frühjahr sind 40 Schafe zu Gast an der TU Darmstadt! Um die Biodiversität zu fördern, wird im Rahmen eines Pilotprojekts ein neues Pflegekonzept für einige Flächen auf dem Cam...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In order to promote biodiversity, a new maintenance concept for some areas on the Lichtwiese campus of TU Darmstadt is being implemented as part of a pilot project with the involvement of the Botanic Garden.
www.tu-darmstadt.de/nachhaltigke...
www.tu-darmstadt.de/nachhaltigke...
Flowering Mibora minima, the smallest grass in the world.
March 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Flowering Mibora minima, the smallest grass in the world.
Lots of pollen on the yew (Taxus baccata), during a public guided tour in the Botanical Garden :)
March 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Lots of pollen on the yew (Taxus baccata), during a public guided tour in the Botanical Garden :)
Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in full bloom
March 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in full bloom