Current state of EU legislation on crop breeding summed up in one picture. Note that all plants carry the same mutation! One does not need to be a scientist to understand the this legislation makes no sense. #GMOs #CommonSense Testbiotech (@[email protected])

Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us for any of the three LGBTQ+ events at #PlantBio2023! Especially a huge thank you to ASPB and Plantae for helping us organize and advertise several of the events! We had a great time and hope you did too!

There’s interesting phenotypes everywhere.

The smell of the air after a storm is caused by Geosmin: a chemical released by dead soil bacteria. Humans are sensitive to it, capable of detecting concentrations ~5 parts per trillion. It's theorised in our evolutionary past this helped us seek out water buff.ly/2NRhdZJ

Plant roots can rapidly change the acidity of their cell walls and the root-soil interface to efficiently navigate in the soil environment. elifesciences.org/articles/85193…

Fun at the fair.

The forecast now finds ag exports will reach $177.5 billion, which is down by $3.5 billion from the May forecast. agweb.com/news/policy/po…

#ASPBPlantCellTuesday #AuthorProfile #ICYMI

Starting today you can get 4 at-home free covid tests from the US government: covid.gov/tests

Check it out! I finally imported everything correctly, DNA, RNA and lipids! Stay tuned, we're building an interactive tour of this incredible models for iPhones and iPads. Biology class is going to be amazing. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #xcode #swiftlang

It's official: The countdown to #PlantBio2024 is on! 📅 Meet the Program Committee, apply to speak or present a poster, or register at the best rates now! Find all the event info at plantbiology.aspb.org #plantscience

Get free #PlantBio2024 registration and a stipend with your accepted community-proposed symposia! Final day to submit to speak is Thursday, Nov. 2! bit.ly/3QAd13W

Many steps leading up to plant transformation, including storage and growth conditions of Agrobacterium, can affect the final outcome of your experiment. Seven speakers will guide attendees through their personal experiences working with Agrobacterium in Episode 2.

Ah, the GMO purple tomatoes have hit the market! Proudly “Bioengineered for Health & Nutrition”. Way to go NorfolkPlantSciences. H.t. Guido David Nunej-Mujica

Growing more food on less land. Soybeans are a major source of dietary protein and oil for animal feed and a staple in human diets. A 275kg yield of Soybean required: 2140m² in 1940. 1335m² in 1980. 795m² in 2020. Producing more food per acre means more land for nature.