What an elegant paper: intuitive yet unexpected, fiercely uncovering what many of us have suspected but clueless on how. nature.com/articles/s4158…

#TansleyReview: Wood nutrients: Underexplored traits with functional and biogeochemical consequences @DallingJim, Manuel Flores and Katie Heineman 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… #LatestIssue Wiley Plant Science

Living xylem cells encode a large number of conserved gene families responsible for vascular sap peptides biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_plants

In Nature Reviews Genetics: "Plant pattern recognition receptors: from evolutionary insight to engineering" rdcu.be/dZPdL ...summarizes both established and innovative approaches to () translate resulting evolutionary insights into engineering PRR recognition specificities.

New paper alert! Sam Caygill of the @DolanLab reports in PNASNews the discovery of an alternative metabolic pathway that allows bryophytes to tolerate the herbicide glyphosate. A first step to tackling glyphosate resistance in weeds! Read more: bit.ly/48VIzsJ

A CRISPR screen targeting RNA identifies essential lncRNAs in human cells, revealing lncRNAs whose expression correlates with the survival of tumors, identifying new biomarkers and potential targets for therapeutics cell.com/cell/fulltext/… #NBThighlight

Very sorry to hear that Dr. Joanne Chory has passed away, she was a remarkable scientist who inspired so many 🌱

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"There are two opposite paths to achievement in science. The first is straightforward: Identify a problem and set about solving it. The second is rather unscientific-sounding and perhaps more faith-based: Study in obscurity and hope serendipity strikes." nytimes.com/2024/11/13/mag…

I’ve been in politics for over 50 years now. I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system. It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.

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Scientists discover unusual new bacteria in deep-sea coral washingtonpost.com/science/2024/1…

A century later, a taped message solves the mystery of a WWI doughboy’s death washingtonpost.com/history/2024/1…

#weekendreading 🔬📑 The Parkinson’s disease drug entacapone disrupts gut microbiome homoeostasis via iron sequestration Nature Microbiology nature.com/articles/s4156…

The UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is searching for a new Director of Industry Partnerships and Project-Based Learning. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the top university commercialization programs in the US. ugajobsearch.com/postings/405072 #CAES #Biotech

Join us on March 7 at the UGA Griffin Campus for our first symposium focusing on the growing culinary mushroom industry in Georgia. It's guaranteed to be educational and fun(gi). spore2store.org

Position opening for Assistant Dean and UGA Tifton Campus Director. The Search Committee will begin their review of dossiers beginning May 15. Please RT (RS?) and help spread the word. Additional information available at the following URL. #jobs ugajobsearch.com/postings/418637

Still time to apply for this unique and exciting position. Initial consideration of applicants will start within the next couple of weeks.

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The reorganization of USDA announced this morning includes closure of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and functional reassessment of the National Agricultural Library building on the BARC campus. A sad day for the many of us who worked at BARC. usda.gov/about-usda/new…