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A plant biologist primed by Genetics, raised by Physiology, trained by Phytochemistry, fascinated by Evolution
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wonderplant.bsky.social @wonderplant.bsky.social · Mar 2
Two-photon excitation #microscopy (TPEF or 2PEF) is a fluorescence imaging technique particularly suited to image living tissue: here, a 3D scanning of the #liverwort #Frullania dilatata excited at 900 nm. Red: chlorophyll's enriched cells. Grey: epidermis cell walls. Purple-blu: fungal hyphae.
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The increasingly powerful term #mycorrhiza warrants attention

#Editorial by Bonfante & Genre.

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Inaccurate AI-generated image generated using: ‘Generate a photo of a plant root system interacting with fungal mycelium in a mycorrhizal interaction’.
Fig. 1 DALL·E OpenAI generated image of a mycorrhizal interaction. The image was created using the prompt: ‘Generate a photo of a plant root system interacting with fungal mycelium in a mycorrhizal interaction’. The resulting image clearly contains inaccuracies and unrealistic elements, making it appear surreal and scientifically unacceptable as an illustration of mycorrhizal interactions.
July 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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#TansleyReview: The challenging but unique eco-evolutionary aspects of #SphagnumMoss

@queenofpeat.bsky.social, et al. 👇

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Fig. 1 The complex Sphagnum microbiome.
July 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Bryophytes: how to conquer an alien planet and live happily (ever after)
There are many push and pull factors that commonly drive individuals to leave their homeland. For example, escaping competition and occupying a novel habit
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June 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Carex curvula mesophyll & epidermis. Chlorophylls (insider chloroplasts) in red. #twophotonmicroscope #Carex #biology #plants
March 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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I am deeply concerned with the pressure on scientists in the US: naked censorship, staffing reductions, and promotion of pseudoscience by the government.
I have signed the #DefendResearch declaration posted on www.defendresearch.org, under the number 3615.
Stand up for science!
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We call on members of the worldwide scholarly communication community – researchers, policy-makers, scholarly societies, libraries, higher education and research institutions, publishers, funders, and...
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March 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A paper from our group @Univ_St_Etienne and support by the Foundation of Jean Monnet Université.
A simple biosynthesis (finally) of the perfume candidate Tamariscol from the #liverwort Frullania tamarisci.
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Tamariscol biosynthesis in Frullania tamarisci
The liverwort Frullania tamarisci (L.) Dumort produces large amounts of terpenoids, among others the sesquiterpene alcohol tamariscol. Tamariscol has …
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October 17, 2024 at 7:23 AM
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Comparative transcriptomics around the clock…🧬🕓

EIC Choice Paper by Tan et al. on updated 'diurnal.plant.tools', now providing insight into the evolution of #circadian regulation across diverse plant lineages, incl. #Liverwort #Marchantia

Read: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#plantscience #chronobiology
Diurnal.plant.tools in 2024: Expanding to Marchantia polymorpha and Four Angiosperms
Abstract. Diurnal gene expression is a pervasive phenomenon occurring across all kingdoms of life, orchestrating adaptive responses to daily environmental
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December 11, 2024 at 11:49 AM
wonderplant.bsky.social
Two-photon excitation #microscopy (TPEF or 2PEF) is a fluorescence imaging technique particularly suited to image living tissue: here, a 3D scanning of the #liverwort #Frullania dilatata excited at 900 nm. Red: chlorophyll's enriched cells. Grey: epidermis cell walls. Purple-blu: fungal hyphae.
March 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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New research reveals insights into the genetic blueprints of #hornworts, uncovering fascinating details about plant evolution and the early days of life on land. news.btiscience.org/245723-hornw...

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Hornwort genomes provide clues on how plants conquered the land
New research reveals insights into the genetic blueprints of hornworts, uncovering fascinating details about plant evolution and the early days of life on land.
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January 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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When Moss Gets Messy and Spores Go Flying

🌿Now in @botany.one 🌿
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Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/aobp...
February 16, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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Collection of tips and techniques for handling delicate bryophyte plants for microscopy, including sectioning, KOH clearing, slide mounting, etc. from the Britsh Bryological Society
www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/learning/tip...
December 23, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis
Websites offer only error messages on Thursday after president demands agriculture department shutter sites
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January 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Today, we're bringing all the💚love💚to our #bryophyte stans!

Join Fujiwara et al. for a deep dive into bryophyte #genome space and learn about opposing #evolutionary trends in the #moss and #liverwort sister lineages.
doi.org/10.1111/jse....
#systematics #evolution #PlantScience
Analysis of chromosome number and genome size evolution in liverworts and mosses, highlighting whole-genome duplications (WGDs) and diploidization (haploidization).
February 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages

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Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos
The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages.
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February 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the Royal Society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science

https://go.nature.com/3X092QN
Royal Society will meet amid campaign to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship
More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science.
go.nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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The microbiome of Riccia liverworts is an important reservoir for microbial diversity in temporary agricultural crusts - Environmental Microbiome
Background The microbiota of liverworts provides an interesting model for plant symbioses; however, their microbiome assembly is not yet understood. Here, we assessed specific factors that shape micro...
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February 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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jxbotany.bsky.social
Dig into our new special issue: Root Architecture and Rhizosphere—Microbe Interactions

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(Top) CaWIP2 contributing to lateral root development in chickpea showed high expression in the lateral root primordia (Debasis Chattopadhyay); (Bottom left) Medicago truncatula plant with rhizosphere soil surrounding the root and Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings with developing lateral roots (Gifford lab); (Bottom middle) Fluorescent image of a developing lateral root in Arabidopsis thaliana (Vissenberg lab) and brace roots in Sorghum (Ashley Hostetler); (Bottom right) Non-destructive visualisation of Phaseolus vulgaris roots using X-ray CT imaging (Craig and Solomon Sturrock).
January 11, 2024 at 9:38 AM
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jxbotany.bsky.social
**SAVE THE DATE**

JXB turns 𝟕𝟓 in 2025.

Come and celebrate with us in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 17-19th Sept 🎉 🥳🍾

Featuring fantastic speakers, a program for early/mid career researchers, a conference dinner, posters, networking, workshops...

More info soon...🌱 🌾 🌳

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A digital postcard advertising a special conference to celebrate 75 years of the Journal of Experimental Botany. The image depicts a hand-painted tree trunk and canopy. The date of the meeting is given as 17th-19th September 2025, and it will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland.
December 6, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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