Viraj Alimchandani
@virajalim.bsky.social
📍IRBV, Montréal. PhD student in plant mechanobiology. Previously Organ Scholar and MPhys at St Edmund Hall Oxford. Microscopy and photography nerd. Enjoy all things nano and baroque.
See my photos at https://www.instagram.com/viraj.alimages
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A multiscale growth atlas of Arabidopsis: linking cell dynamics to organ development
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Extremely proud of this work with @elvisbranchini.bsky.social and @routierlab.bsky.social, the first publication from my PhD!
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In a time of great upheaval, when all our old certainties are crumbling, it’s of enormous comfort to be able to rely on the fact that England will learn absolutely nothing from their appalling batting performance. #MAshes
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In a time of great upheaval, when all our old certainties are crumbling, it’s of enormous comfort to be able to rely on the fact that England will learn absolutely nothing from their appalling batting performance. #MAshes
Oh dear oh dear oh dear, will it all be over before Christmas yet again...? Pink ball at the Gabba will be quite the challenge already #TheAshes
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Oh dear oh dear oh dear, will it all be over before Christmas yet again...? Pink ball at the Gabba will be quite the challenge already #TheAshes
oof
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
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Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
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In 2020 Keir Starmer and Alf Dubs urged the then Conservative Government to restore their commitment to family reunion for child refugees, saying there was a “moral argument” to protect desperately vulnerable young people.
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In 2020 Keir Starmer and Alf Dubs urged the then Conservative Government to restore their commitment to family reunion for child refugees, saying there was a “moral argument” to protect desperately vulnerable young people.
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
Five years later Dubs condemns Starmer for doing the complete opposite
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What the hell were they doing for the TWO YEARS it was obvious they were going to win with a massive majority?
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
What the hell were they doing for the TWO YEARS it was obvious they were going to win with a massive majority?
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The BBC is the biggest thump of soft power the UK has and its reach and influence to the benefit of the country is extraordinary. Destroy it, hugely damage the UK. The same people who helped weaken us over Brexit are seeking to do it again.
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The BBC is the biggest thump of soft power the UK has and its reach and influence to the benefit of the country is extraordinary. Destroy it, hugely damage the UK. The same people who helped weaken us over Brexit are seeking to do it again.
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Sonia Contera es, sin duda, una de las mentes más brillantes de la ciencia y la tecnología actual. Hablé con ella de los peligros del “marco” neoliberal en el que se desarrollan a día de hoy: “Una de las cosas más terribles de la IA es que nos invita a dejar de pensar”
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
Sonia Contera, catedrática de Física en Oxford: “Una de las cosas más terribles de la IA es que nos invita a dejar de pensar”
La experta española publica ‘Seis problemas que la ciencia no puede resolver’ y advierte de los peligros del “marco” neoliberal en el que se desarrollan la ciencia y la tecnología actuales
elpais.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Sonia Contera es, sin duda, una de las mentes más brillantes de la ciencia y la tecnología actual. Hablé con ella de los peligros del “marco” neoliberal en el que se desarrollan a día de hoy: “Una de las cosas más terribles de la IA es que nos invita a dejar de pensar”
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
Biggest upset in entertainment this year: #WorldSeries, Celebrity #Traitors, or #Taskmaster finale? It's British TV for me every time
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Biggest upset in entertainment this year: #WorldSeries, Celebrity #Traitors, or #Taskmaster finale? It's British TV for me every time
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Just 4 days until the start of I2K and its 33 totally free image analysis tutorials and events! Please share with your "home networks", especially early career researchers - the videos will be amazing and high-impact no matter how many people attend live, BUT (1/x)
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Just 4 days until the start of I2K and its 33 totally free image analysis tutorials and events! Please share with your "home networks", especially early career researchers - the videos will be amazing and high-impact no matter how many people attend live, BUT (1/x)
Quel est le taux de croissance des plantes ? Découvrez-le ici, dans mon premier article de doctorat ! (avec @elvisbranchini.bsky.social et @routierlab.bsky.social dans @newphyt.bsky.social) 🌱🔬
#SCIENCES | 🌿🔍 Grandir à la perfection
Des scientifiques de #umontreal ont rassemblé 176 études pour créer le premier atlas mondial de la croissance des #plantes : un outil qui révèle comment chaque racine, tige et feuille atteint sa taille idéale.
👉 Lire l'article : liens.umontreal.ca/4o3eH3y
Des scientifiques de #umontreal ont rassemblé 176 études pour créer le premier atlas mondial de la croissance des #plantes : un outil qui révèle comment chaque racine, tige et feuille atteint sa taille idéale.
👉 Lire l'article : liens.umontreal.ca/4o3eH3y
Comment les plantes savent-elles jusqu’à quelle taille pousser?
Des scientifiques de l’UdeM ont créé le tout premier atlas mondial de la croissance des plantes.
liens.umontreal.ca
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Quel est le taux de croissance des plantes ? Découvrez-le ici, dans mon premier article de doctorat ! (avec @elvisbranchini.bsky.social et @routierlab.bsky.social dans @newphyt.bsky.social) 🌱🔬
Are you interested in plant growth? Wondering how your data compares with the rest? Look no further! 👇
How fast do plants actually grow? And which growth processes matter most for organ size?
We dived into 176 papers, extracted and re-analyzed the data so you don’t have to!
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@newphyt.bsky.social @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
We dived into 176 papers, extracted and re-analyzed the data so you don’t have to!
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@newphyt.bsky.social @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
A multiscale growth atlas of Arabidopsis: linking cell dynamics to organ development
Plant development depends on coordinated growth at cellular and organ scales, yet comparative analyses are hindered by inconsistent reporting of growth across studies. We conducted a meta-analysis o.....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Are you interested in plant growth? Wondering how your data compares with the rest? Look no further! 👇
Extremely proud of this work with @elvisbranchini.bsky.social and @routierlab.bsky.social, the first publication from my PhD!
A multiscale growth atlas of Arabidopsis: linking cell dynamics to organ development
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Extremely proud of this work with @elvisbranchini.bsky.social and @routierlab.bsky.social, the first publication from my PhD!
Reposted by Viraj Alimchandani
A multiscale growth atlas of Arabidopsis: linking cell dynamics to organ development
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A multiscale growth atlas of Arabidopsis: linking cell dynamics to organ development
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Alimchandani et al. @virajalim.bsky.social @elvisbranchini.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Viraj Alimchandani
Just published in @newphyt.bsky.social : my first paper in co-authorship with @virajalim.bsky.social and @routierlab.bsky.social.
This meta-analysis of Arabidopsis growth rates was quite a lot of work, but it's finally out:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This meta-analysis of Arabidopsis growth rates was quite a lot of work, but it's finally out:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Just published in @newphyt.bsky.social : my first paper in co-authorship with @virajalim.bsky.social and @routierlab.bsky.social.
This meta-analysis of Arabidopsis growth rates was quite a lot of work, but it's finally out:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This meta-analysis of Arabidopsis growth rates was quite a lot of work, but it's finally out:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
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The BBC when there is a real scandal: takes years to do anything, drags its feet, is very defensive
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The BBC when there is a real scandal: takes years to do anything, drags its feet, is very defensive
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
Been stuck, stationary, on the EXO train for an hour now. No announcements, no updates, no indications of anything happening. All this on the train that runs once every *three* (3) hours. Classic North American "public transit".
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Been stuck, stationary, on the EXO train for an hour now. No announcements, no updates, no indications of anything happening. All this on the train that runs once every *three* (3) hours. Classic North American "public transit".