Nuria De Diego
nuriadediego.bsky.social
Nuria De Diego
@nuriadediego.bsky.social
Nature lover, working as a leader of Plant-Environment Interactions group at CATRIN, Palacky University Olomouc.
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Nature research paper: Domesticated cannabinoid synthases amid a wild mosaic cannabis pangenome

https://go.nature.com/4mALdKE
Domesticated cannabinoid synthases amid a wild mosaic cannabis pangenome - Nature
A pangenome of the Cannabis genus including 193 genomes demonstrates high variability in most of the genome but low diversity in cannabinoid synthesis genes and provides a resource for future genetic studies and crop optimization.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Science costs more in some countries than in others...
and this can add to other geographical disparities like language barriers or access to infrastructure.

Our take on the matter, with potential solutions, now available in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social.

authors.elsevier.com/a/1lAOc,L%7E...
May 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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🌱🧬⚡️ SPECIAL ISSUE EXPERT VIEW ⚡️🧬🌱

The early hormone signaling network underlying wound-induced de novo root regeneration – Kim and Seo

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

#PlantScience 🧪
May 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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This week, NSF launched a sexual misconduct crisis hotline for researchers, as an expansion of the agency's efforts to address sexual misconduct in the U.S. Antarctic Program. My first news piece for @science.org: www.science.org/content/arti...
Sexual misconduct helpline offers support for NSF community
The resource is an expansion of the agency’s efforts to address harassment in the U.S. Antarctic Program
www.science.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Call for Papers: 2027 Focus Issue on Specialized Metabolites. This focus issue aims to provide a forum to improve our understanding of plant specialized metabolism. Submission Deadline: 05/2026. academic.oup.com/plcell/pages...

#plantscience
April 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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New Comment: "Future crop breeding needs to consider future soils" rdcu.be/ef8bq

Modern crop breeding and seed certification agencies ignore the known spatial heterogeneity of soils and develop cultivars to thrive in a ‘one-size-fits-all’ soil environment.
April 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Many parents are concerned that teenagers are spending more time on their phones and less time socializing directly

https://go.nature.com/4lc0cKb
Are screens harming teens? What scientists can do to find answers
The fierce debate about smartphones and adolescent mental health rests on conflicting science. Researchers and technology companies must work to improve it.
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April 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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IN BRIEF: From the archives: Plasmodesmata – regulation of function, targeting by pathogenic bacteria, and plasmodesmal-associated proteins (Mariana Schuster) academic.oup.com/plcell/advan... #PlantScience
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April 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Are smartphones and social media really harming adolescents’ mental health?

I reported on this for @nature.com and found a big debate over the evidence, but useful advice for parents and young people.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
www.nature.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM