Prof Ros Gleadow FAA 💚
@rgleadow.bsky.social
Plant scientist studying how climate change affects plant toxicity (#cyanide). Born 314ppm.
Interested in science, tech, plants. #MECFS ally #botanist 🌾🪴🧪🌱🌿💉
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Interested in science, tech, plants. #MECFS ally #botanist 🌾🪴🧪🌱🌿💉
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Professor Roslyn Gleadow – 2024 Academy Fellow
YouTube video by Australian Academy of Science
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This video profiling me and my research was made for the Australian Academy of Science New Fellows Symposium. Enjoy! 🌾🪴🧪🌿 #sorghum #cassava #cyanide
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This widely shared post, which claims to show Venezuelans celebrating the fall of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, is false.
The video was actually filmed in Miami, Florida, and not in Venezuela.
The video was actually filmed in Miami, Florida, and not in Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This widely shared post, which claims to show Venezuelans celebrating the fall of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, is false.
The video was actually filmed in Miami, Florida, and not in Venezuela.
The video was actually filmed in Miami, Florida, and not in Venezuela.
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More AI-generated images of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being detained by US military and drug enforcement agents have been shared online.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
More AI-generated images of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being detained by US military and drug enforcement agents have been shared online.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
I’m editing this issue 👇🌲🌿🍃🌱🌳🍄🌾🪴
📢🌿Annals of Botany invites submissions to the new issue "Poisonous Plants", edited by guest editors @rgleadow.bsky.social and @ehneilson.bsky.social (1/4)
#PoisonousPlants #PlantScience #PlantToxins #ChemicalEcology #FoodSafety
#PoisonousPlants #PlantScience #PlantToxins #ChemicalEcology #FoodSafety
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I’m editing this issue 👇🌲🌿🍃🌱🌳🍄🌾🪴
This article isnt behind a payway. So sad. Such a shock www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Family, colleagues in 'disbelief' after leading scientist dies aged 52
University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Emma Johnston has died from complications associated with cancer, aged 52.
www.abc.net.au
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This article isnt behind a payway. So sad. Such a shock www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
A tragic loss. Emma was a wonderful person, brilliant scientist, great communicator and has been a fantastic Dean, DVC and now VC. My thoughts are with her family www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
‘Unfathomable loss’: University of Melbourne’s vice chancellor dies at 52
Professor Emma Johnston, the university’s first female vice chancellor, has died less than 12 months after taking up the role.
www.theage.com.au
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A tragic loss. Emma was a wonderful person, brilliant scientist, great communicator and has been a fantastic Dean, DVC and now VC. My thoughts are with her family www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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This is deeply sad news. Professor Emma Johnston has passed away.
Emma did groundbreaking work on the ecological impacts of human activities in marine ecosystems.
She was way too young to leave us. A major loss to the field of ecological science. Vale.
www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Emma did groundbreaking work on the ecological impacts of human activities in marine ecosystems.
She was way too young to leave us. A major loss to the field of ecological science. Vale.
www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Notice of the passing of the University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor, Professor Emma Johnston AO
The University of Melbourne advises with deep sadness of the passing of Vice-Chancellor, Professor Emma Johnston AO, due to complications associated with cancer.
www.unimelb.edu.au
December 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is deeply sad news. Professor Emma Johnston has passed away.
Emma did groundbreaking work on the ecological impacts of human activities in marine ecosystems.
She was way too young to leave us. A major loss to the field of ecological science. Vale.
www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Emma did groundbreaking work on the ecological impacts of human activities in marine ecosystems.
She was way too young to leave us. A major loss to the field of ecological science. Vale.
www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...
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Such sad news. She was a brilliant scientist, a great science communicator and a real enthusiast for what universities can achieve #EmmaJohnston
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
University of Melbourne vice-chancellor dies, aged 52
University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Emma Johnston has died from complications associated with cancer, aged 52.
www.abc.net.au
December 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Such sad news. She was a brilliant scientist, a great science communicator and a real enthusiast for what universities can achieve #EmmaJohnston
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Time to switch off the socials for my annual
Digital Detox - see you on the other side
Digital Detox - see you on the other side
December 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Time to switch off the socials for my annual
Digital Detox - see you on the other side
Digital Detox - see you on the other side
“a partridge in a pear tree”
On the first day of Christmas (in about 2014), @duckswabber.bsky.social gave to me - a partridge in a pear tree.
Happy Christmas everyone!
Happy Christmas everyone!
December 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“a partridge in a pear tree”
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🧩 Three independent research studies, recently highlighted by Cort Johnson — on ME/CFS, Long COVID, and Fibromyalgia — point to a common underlying mechanism.
At first glance, they seem unrelated. But together, they fit into a single framework
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At first glance, they seem unrelated. But together, they fit into a single framework
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December 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🧩 Three independent research studies, recently highlighted by Cort Johnson — on ME/CFS, Long COVID, and Fibromyalgia — point to a common underlying mechanism.
At first glance, they seem unrelated. But together, they fit into a single framework
👇🧵
At first glance, they seem unrelated. But together, they fit into a single framework
👇🧵
“A Christmas lesson from plant ecology: why plants like holly and mistletoe may not be as well defended as we think” - pleased to have been involved in this project jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/12/24/a...
A Christmas lesson from plant ecology: why plants like holly and mistletoe may not be as well defended as we think
Christmas is a time of expectations, when we assume that familiar traditions will work as they always have. Some traditions are associated with plants such as holly and mistletoe. In ecology, we ma…
jeffollerton.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“A Christmas lesson from plant ecology: why plants like holly and mistletoe may not be as well defended as we think” - pleased to have been involved in this project jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/12/24/a...
This Paul Kelly song contains a message of hope and forgiveness this Christmas
For me, it's this one.
Paul Kelly with another Christmas message.
Hopefully and poignant.
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Paul Kelly with another Christmas message.
Hopefully and poignant.
youtu.be/SBVOzllKE_s?...
Paul Kelly (feat. Alice Keath) - Maybe This Christmas (Official Video)
YouTube video by Paul Kelly
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December 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This Paul Kelly song contains a message of hope and forgiveness this Christmas
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Our new Tansley Review reveals hydrogen isotopes in plant carbohydrates aren't just climate indicators - they're powerful tools for understanding how plants actually function and perform metabolically.
- New Phytologist
- New Phytologist
Rethinking the 2H fingerprint of carbohydrates: a novel proxy for plant metabolism and performance
The intricate architecture of plant metabolic networks and the dynamic fluxes of elements through these networks are fundamental determinants of how carbon (C) is partitioned among growth, reproducti...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Our new Tansley Review reveals hydrogen isotopes in plant carbohydrates aren't just climate indicators - they're powerful tools for understanding how plants actually function and perform metabolically.
- New Phytologist
- New Phytologist
Can’t come soon enough #AusPol - but why allow someone to own 4 guns? Even one is too many www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Australians unite in backing gun reform
All governments are moving on gun reform following the Bondi massacre. They have voters across the political spectrum on their side.
www.theage.com.au
December 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Can’t come soon enough #AusPol - but why allow someone to own 4 guns? Even one is too many www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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For Jesus’ birthday this year, he’s asking for affordable housing, universal healthcare, and for people to stop using his name to explain why they’re being cruel to strangers.
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
For Jesus’ birthday this year, he’s asking for affordable housing, universal healthcare, and for people to stop using his name to explain why they’re being cruel to strangers.
The best of social media: Showing #365Minerals to @gleadology.bsky.social - and watching him get excited and tell stories about where he’s seen them IRL
355 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Görgeyite:
- A sulphate mineral containing potassium and calcium
- Forms in evaporite deposits and hydrothermal veins
- Named after Rolf von Görgey (1886-1915), an Austrian mineralogist #minerals
Görgeyite:
- A sulphate mineral containing potassium and calcium
- Forms in evaporite deposits and hydrothermal veins
- Named after Rolf von Görgey (1886-1915), an Austrian mineralogist #minerals
December 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The best of social media: Showing #365Minerals to @gleadology.bsky.social - and watching him get excited and tell stories about where he’s seen them IRL
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Brutal Long COVID. Millions with relentless fatigue and a mix of debilitating symptoms, with crashes that send everything spiralling over again. Time governments fully recognised LC - especially as an occupational injury for healthcare workers who risked everything.
🔗 www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
🔗 www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
Cork healthcare workers with long covid ‘on a cliff edge’
Two Cork healthcare workers, who contracted covid while working during the pandemic, fear the consequences if a special pay scheme is stopped and are ...
www.echolive.ie
December 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Brutal Long COVID. Millions with relentless fatigue and a mix of debilitating symptoms, with crashes that send everything spiralling over again. Time governments fully recognised LC - especially as an occupational injury for healthcare workers who risked everything.
🔗 www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
🔗 www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
I would like Australians to start a tradition where we sing Waltzing Mathilda every December 14th in memory of Mathilda and the others who were killed in Chanukah terrorism attack and remind our country of the dangers of rising antisemitism
December 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I would like Australians to start a tradition where we sing Waltzing Mathilda every December 14th in memory of Mathilda and the others who were killed in Chanukah terrorism attack and remind our country of the dangers of rising antisemitism
Who’s going to make the gravy?
Makes me cry. Every. Year.
Makes me cry. Every. Year.
December 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Who’s going to make the gravy?
Makes me cry. Every. Year.
Makes me cry. Every. Year.
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Researchers call for urgent changes to Long COVID trials.
With at least 400 million affected and no proven treatments, they highlight the need to track post-exertional malaise, use longitudinal data, and design trials around disease variability.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
With at least 400 million affected and no proven treatments, they highlight the need to track post-exertional malaise, use longitudinal data, and design trials around disease variability.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Recommended long COVID outcome measures and their implications for clinical trial design, with a focus on post-exertional malaise
Long COVID has created a worldwide public health crisis and has no approved treatments or validated biomarkers. We summarize the current challenges an…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Researchers call for urgent changes to Long COVID trials.
With at least 400 million affected and no proven treatments, they highlight the need to track post-exertional malaise, use longitudinal data, and design trials around disease variability.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
With at least 400 million affected and no proven treatments, they highlight the need to track post-exertional malaise, use longitudinal data, and design trials around disease variability.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New postdoctoral fellowship opportunity! Please pass along. Excited to announce the launch of the Tom Lovejoy Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona for innovative research to protect species, sustain ecosystems, and promote a thriving planet lovejoycenter.arizona.edu/lovejoy-fell... 🧪🌐🌾
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New postdoctoral fellowship opportunity! Please pass along. Excited to announce the launch of the Tom Lovejoy Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona for innovative research to protect species, sustain ecosystems, and promote a thriving planet lovejoycenter.arizona.edu/lovejoy-fell... 🧪🌐🌾
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU!🎄✨
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU!🎄✨
“agrivoltaics [love this term] is …yielding unexpected benefits for the animals involved”
Better yet here’s an entire article.
farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/22/1...
farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/22/1...
1,700 sheep installed between solar panels, a surprising change observed in the animals.
In a groundbreaking study that combines renewable energy with traditional farming practices, researchers have observed remarkable changes in 1,700 sheep grazing amidst solar panels. This innovative ap...
farmingdale-observer.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“agrivoltaics [love this term] is …yielding unexpected benefits for the animals involved”