Tora Økland 🌱
@receptora.bsky.social
Plant receptor enthusiast in the Parniske group @LMU Munich. Interested in root symbioses, immunity and how they evolve 🍄🟫🦠 | 🇳🇴➡️🇩🇪
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Tora Økland 🌱
@receptora.bsky.social
· Sep 24
Time to introduce myself on here! I’m Tora, a doctoral candidate in plant genetics in Munich. I study the evolution and function of receptors involved in symbiosis and immunity, but you’ll also catch me talking excitedly about food, climbing and climate policy #PlantScience #AcademicChatter #phdskye
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A conserved extracellular LRR-only protein disrupts BAK1-mediated immune receptor formation to negatively regulate plant immunity
Zhu et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/KJMN84...
Zhu et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/KJMN84...
February 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
A conserved extracellular LRR-only protein disrupts BAK1-mediated immune receptor formation to negatively regulate plant immunity
Zhu et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/KJMN84...
Zhu et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/KJMN84...
Please keep an eye out for our upcoming preprint, "oh my god how I do hate species & varieties"
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Please keep an eye out for our upcoming preprint, "oh my god how I do hate species & varieties"
Jeg har alltid likt norsk organisasjonskultur, men ti år i 🇩🇪 har gitt meg nye øyne for hvor viktig organisasjonslivet, og særlig ungdomsorganisasjonene, er for demokratiet. De holder politikere og andre aktører ansvarlige og gir ungt engasjement en retning og en stemme. Vi kan ikke miste dem.
Dette er alvorlig! En rekke svært viktige, erfarne, demokratiske og frittalende miljø- og utviklings-organisasjoner for unge i Norge går inn i året med konkurs- og oppsigelsesfare. Her Spire. Årsak: regjeringa struper statsstøtte. Hva i all verden!!
Hva skjer?
En tråd om hvem vi vet er berørt.
Hva skjer?
En tråd om hvem vi vet er berørt.
February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Jeg har alltid likt norsk organisasjonskultur, men ti år i 🇩🇪 har gitt meg nye øyne for hvor viktig organisasjonslivet, og særlig ungdomsorganisasjonene, er for demokratiet. De holder politikere og andre aktører ansvarlige og gir ungt engasjement en retning og en stemme. Vi kan ikke miste dem.
February 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Ubiquitin recognition integrates plant immune signaling by cell-surface and intracellular receptors https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.06.703835v1
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Ubiquitin recognition integrates plant immune signaling by cell-surface and intracellular receptors https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.06.703835v1
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Why do scientific societies matter now more than ever?
Scientists board explore how societies support researchers, foster global collaboration, & shape the future of science. A must-read for all career stages 👍
🔗 buff.ly/YW2XUN3
#plantscience #science
Scientists board explore how societies support researchers, foster global collaboration, & shape the future of science. A must-read for all career stages 👍
🔗 buff.ly/YW2XUN3
#plantscience #science
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Why do scientific societies matter now more than ever?
Scientists board explore how societies support researchers, foster global collaboration, & shape the future of science. A must-read for all career stages 👍
🔗 buff.ly/YW2XUN3
#plantscience #science
Scientists board explore how societies support researchers, foster global collaboration, & shape the future of science. A must-read for all career stages 👍
🔗 buff.ly/YW2XUN3
#plantscience #science
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1/9 Our latest paper on immunity mechanisms in Marchantia just out @pnas.org ! 🔽
Close collaboration between our former PhD students @karimaelm.bsky.social and @chloe-beaulieu.bsky.social !
and the old gard @jacquet-chris.bsky.social @maximebonhomme.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Close collaboration between our former PhD students @karimaelm.bsky.social and @chloe-beaulieu.bsky.social !
and the old gard @jacquet-chris.bsky.social @maximebonhomme.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:58 AM
1/9 Our latest paper on immunity mechanisms in Marchantia just out @pnas.org ! 🔽
Close collaboration between our former PhD students @karimaelm.bsky.social and @chloe-beaulieu.bsky.social !
and the old gard @jacquet-chris.bsky.social @maximebonhomme.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Close collaboration between our former PhD students @karimaelm.bsky.social and @chloe-beaulieu.bsky.social !
and the old gard @jacquet-chris.bsky.social @maximebonhomme.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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I’ve recorded ~8h explaining the architectures of AlphaFold, AF2 & AF3, as well as the context needed to understand their development, applications and limitations :)
youtu.be/_jDRr5BcTaY
Slides
drive.google.com/file/d/1i4QE...
English is available only via auto-translated subtitles
youtu.be/_jDRr5BcTaY
Slides
drive.google.com/file/d/1i4QE...
English is available only via auto-translated subtitles
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I’ve recorded ~8h explaining the architectures of AlphaFold, AF2 & AF3, as well as the context needed to understand their development, applications and limitations :)
youtu.be/_jDRr5BcTaY
Slides
drive.google.com/file/d/1i4QE...
English is available only via auto-translated subtitles
youtu.be/_jDRr5BcTaY
Slides
drive.google.com/file/d/1i4QE...
English is available only via auto-translated subtitles
Reposted by Tora Økland 🌱
FoldMason is out now in @science.org. It generates accurate multiple structure alignments for thousands of protein structures in seconds. Great work by Cameron L. M. Gilchrist and @milot.bsky.social.
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
Multiple protein structure alignment at scale with FoldMason
Protein structure is conserved beyond sequence, making multiple structural alignment (MSTA) essential for analyzing distantly related proteins. Computational prediction methods have vastly extended ou...
www.science.org
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 AM
FoldMason is out now in @science.org. It generates accurate multiple structure alignments for thousands of protein structures in seconds. Great work by Cameron L. M. Gilchrist and @milot.bsky.social.
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
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As we enter 2026, there are many exciting things on the horizon for ASPB to look forward to. A few of these are summarized below.🌱
👉 Read the new ASPB President’s Update to learn more. buff.ly/5TGCsJa
#PlantScience
👉 Read the new ASPB President’s Update to learn more. buff.ly/5TGCsJa
#PlantScience
January 26, 2026 at 8:45 PM
As we enter 2026, there are many exciting things on the horizon for ASPB to look forward to. A few of these are summarized below.🌱
👉 Read the new ASPB President’s Update to learn more. buff.ly/5TGCsJa
#PlantScience
👉 Read the new ASPB President’s Update to learn more. buff.ly/5TGCsJa
#PlantScience
"A dream or a nightmare, a democratic paradise or a bastion of white supremacy?(..)Trump’s presidency is many things, but it is, above all, a violent attempt to resolve the rich confusion that surrounds the word ‘America’, to make it synonymous with his vision(..)"
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Shatz · Another Country: Visions of America
America is a ‘battlefield’, Simone de Beauvoir wrote, ‘and you can only become passionate about the battle it is...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 PM
"A dream or a nightmare, a democratic paradise or a bastion of white supremacy?(..)Trump’s presidency is many things, but it is, above all, a violent attempt to resolve the rich confusion that surrounds the word ‘America’, to make it synonymous with his vision(..)"
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Having fun with the microscope lately. Here’s one of my favourite artsy and slightly psychedelic shots of #Marchantia chloroplasts and a fluorescent membrane reporter. (z-stack maximum projection)
January 27, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Having fun with the microscope lately. Here’s one of my favourite artsy and slightly psychedelic shots of #Marchantia chloroplasts and a fluorescent membrane reporter. (z-stack maximum projection)
"The climate chaos(..)is a direct, conscious choice by the state to allow certain people to die(..)Climate change and state violence are not two separate emergencies competing for attention, but one story unfolding on different timelines. That helps reignite the fire to continue."
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
heated.world
January 26, 2026 at 8:34 AM
"The climate chaos(..)is a direct, conscious choice by the state to allow certain people to die(..)Climate change and state violence are not two separate emergencies competing for attention, but one story unfolding on different timelines. That helps reignite the fire to continue."
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Tired of hearing how weak Europe is?
Make no mistake: if Europe is under attack today not only by Russia, but also China and the US, it’s because it offers a credible, and threatening, alternative to their models of power
Read @projectsyndicate.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...
Make no mistake: if Europe is under attack today not only by Russia, but also China and the US, it’s because it offers a credible, and threatening, alternative to their models of power
Read @projectsyndicate.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...
Europe Is Stronger Than Its Leaders Think
Alberto Alemanno warns policymakers against panic-driven reforms that threaten to undo hard-won gains.
www.project-syndicate.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Tired of hearing how weak Europe is?
Make no mistake: if Europe is under attack today not only by Russia, but also China and the US, it’s because it offers a credible, and threatening, alternative to their models of power
Read @projectsyndicate.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...
Make no mistake: if Europe is under attack today not only by Russia, but also China and the US, it’s because it offers a credible, and threatening, alternative to their models of power
Read @projectsyndicate.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...
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A cis-regulatory element enabled nitrogen fixing bacteria uptake by plant cells
#PlantScience
From: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience
From: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A novel cis-element enabled bacterial uptake by plant cells - Nature Plants
A key step in the evolution of the nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis, occurring 100 million years ago, subjected the control of Nodule Inception (NIN) gene expression to a protein complex that reg...
www.nature.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A cis-regulatory element enabled nitrogen fixing bacteria uptake by plant cells
#PlantScience
From: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience
From: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This instantly made me feel a bit better about the state of *gestures around* all this
War Child Records presents ‘HELP(2)’ - the new collaborative album, out 6th March 2026. We made this album to help. You can help too. Pre-order now: warchildrecs.ffm.to/help2
All proceeds from this album support War Child's work with children living through conflict.
All proceeds from this album support War Child's work with children living through conflict.
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 AM
This instantly made me feel a bit better about the state of *gestures around* all this
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In @science.org this week:
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
The molecular basis of the binding and specific activation of rhizobial NodD by flavonoids
The specific partnership between legumes and rhizobia relies on a chemical dialogue. Plant flavonoids activate the bacterial transcription factor NodD, which triggers production of Nod factors that ar...
www.science.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
In @science.org this week:
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
The interaction between flavonoids and rhizobial Nod factors during legume symbiosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
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Mosses love to decorate with slime molds. Northwest Territories, Canada.
#slime #fungifriends #myxo #moss #bryophyte #botany
#slime #fungifriends #myxo #moss #bryophyte #botany
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Mosses love to decorate with slime molds. Northwest Territories, Canada.
#slime #fungifriends #myxo #moss #bryophyte #botany
#slime #fungifriends #myxo #moss #bryophyte #botany
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Super excited that @nightsciencepod.bsky.social @itaiyanai.bsky.social presenter M. Lercher @martinlercher.bsky.social from @hhu.de will present this year's Xmas lecture @lmumuenchen.bsky.social. More info here 👇. Please join us if you can. www.bio.lmu.de/en/latest-ne...
Christmas Lecture on Night Science
the creative side of the scientific process with Martin Lercher. Afterwards Glühwein and Cookies from the Student Council of the Faculty of Biology
www.bio.lmu.de
December 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Super excited that @nightsciencepod.bsky.social @itaiyanai.bsky.social presenter M. Lercher @martinlercher.bsky.social from @hhu.de will present this year's Xmas lecture @lmumuenchen.bsky.social. More info here 👇. Please join us if you can. www.bio.lmu.de/en/latest-ne...
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Fay-Wei Li was interviewed by Ologies Podcast, a top 5 science show in Apple podcasts! Tune in to hear about fern evolution, ferns not to have in your house, the most expensive ferns, tastiest ferns, mathematical mysteries, and a genome that makes no sense. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Pteridology (FERNS) with Fay-Wei Li
Podcast Episode · Ologies with Alie Ward · 12/03/2025 · 1h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Fay-Wei Li was interviewed by Ologies Podcast, a top 5 science show in Apple podcasts! Tune in to hear about fern evolution, ferns not to have in your house, the most expensive ferns, tastiest ferns, mathematical mysteries, and a genome that makes no sense. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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IN BRIEF: Plant anatomy: The next episode – high throughput sectioning and image processing with AnatomyArray (Gwendolyn K Kirschner) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Plant anatomy: The next episode—high throughput sectioning and image processing with AnatomyArray
Since the 1860s, scientists have used paraffin embedding to prepare tissue samples for sectioning, whereby samples are fixed, dehydrated, infiltrated with
doi.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
IN BRIEF: Plant anatomy: The next episode – high throughput sectioning and image processing with AnatomyArray (Gwendolyn K Kirschner) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Trying to get a job without prior job experience
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Trying to get a job without prior job experience
This year’s @embo.org Workshop is held at the @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Open to 120 participants, it is over-enrolled with 180 attendees! Thank you to the organizers @isabelmonte.bsky.social, Aino Komatsu, @moodytomato.bsky.social, and Liam Dolan for making this event possible. #EMBOplantEvo
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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New from Nature: Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs
#OpenAccess
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#OpenAccess
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs - Nature Communications
Deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may release waste into midwaters that support diverse marine life. This study finds such discharges could dilute key food particles and disrupt trophic l...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New from Nature: Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs
#OpenAccess
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#OpenAccess
www.nature.com/articles/s41...