#dccurfew has started. Please go home and stay inside. This is insane.

These world-renowned scientists and experts reflect the very best of our nation. We are sending a clear message by naming them to these important roles: in our administration, decisions will be informed by the best available science and evidence. buildbackbetter.gov/nominees-and-a…

We’ve hit the ground running. Don’t forget to follow President Donald J. Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, @SecondGentleman, and The White House for the latest updates from our administration.

Plant-human communication is finally here...and it's wonderfully weird. 🥬 Spinach has been engineered to send emails when it finds specific compounds. This tech could be used to detect landmines, pollution, and even upcoming droughts. The ultimate superfood...! In full 👇

Just starting the webinar APS The American Phytopathological Society in HTS sequencing in Regulatory research. Looking forward presentation of my colleague Mike Rott Canadian Food Inspection Agency, #HTS #regulatoryresearch #PlantPathology

Thanks Martha Malapi for your presentation on information on HTS in USDA and PGQP evaluation in regulatory research!

Here is an updated mask guidance chart courtesy of the CDC 😷

Vaccinated people made up three-quarters of those infected in a massive Massachusetts covid-19 outbreak, pivotal CDC study finds washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07…

Thank you Women In Ag Science Andrea Lugo-Torres for writing this article about my journey as a Plant Pathologist! #womeninscience #WomenInSTEM The American Phytopathological Society

I have never been to a New Year’s party worth getting a hangnail over, let alone COVID, even if “mild.” I’m 368 days out from my diagnosis of “mild” COVID and still dealing with chronic migraines, fatigue, insomnia and decreased exercise tolerance. And I never even had a fever.

Please RT: We are hiring for a postdoc to work on disease resistance in #Apples. Indicate clearly how your experience in #PlantGenetics, #PlantPathology, #MolecularBiology, #Bioinformatics, short & long-term career goals are relevant for this position! blogs.cornell.edu/khanlab/jobs/

Happy 3.14th Day to all the month-firsters out there. Carry on...

This was a long time in development with collaborators from around the world and a multidisciplinary effort Flávia Rogério @riccardobaroncelli.bsky.social Jo Anne Crouch Gary Munkvold Martha Malapi Sioly Becerra Albert Tenuta Tamra Jackson-Ziems Paul Esker Michael Thon @[email protected] #Colletotrichum biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

High-throughput sequencing - step-by-step guidelines for the diagnosis of #PlantDiseases and #pests by Benedicte Lebas and many others like Yahya Zakaria Abdou Gaafar, Annelies Haegeman, Blanca B. Landa, @CescoMartons and @PetterEPPO - doi.org/10.1111/epp.12…

Our international collaboration on #Colletotrichum graminicola pop genetic structure is out! Thanks to the Ed./reviewers for making the process a good experience mBio Flávia Rogério Jo Anne Crouch Martha Malapi Albert Tenuta Tamra Jackson-Ziems Paul Esker journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

A statue dedicated to Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose "immortal cells" were taken without her consent and used for scientific research, will take the place of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in her Virginia birthplace. wtop.com/virginia/2022/…

Plant virologists: Have you ever wondered what else is in your plant RNA-seq data besides viruses? 🌿 Lots of traces from other pathogens and pests! 🦠🪲 Check out our latest paper: mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/1…

Martha Malapi, ASTA, talking about the global seed movement and phytosanitary regulations. #SAAseedCongress #IndustriaSemillerista #BuenosAires2024 Seed Association of the Americas (SAA) American Seed (ASTA)

ASTA’s international team attended #SAAseedCongress, an event that brought together seed professionals, plant breeders, researchers, policymakers, + gov officials. It was great opportunity to network, build new partnerships, + tackle key trade + regulatory issues 🤝 Seed Association of the Americas (SAA)

As temperatures rise, corn growers face new challenges. 🌽 Corteva's Scott Heuchelin highlights the resurgence of corn stunt spiroplasma in the southern U.S. He’s also leading the ASTA phytosanitary committee. #CornGrowers #AgChallenges #ASTAFieldCrop hubs.li/Q02_fFSx0