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We’re back from the summer break. If you had guessed that we will be more on point, less rambly and more focussed on plants after our break I have to ask: do you even know us? Anyway, we have cool science facts and not a single cut in the entire episode. 

• Sedative Effects of Latexes Obtained from Some Lactuca L. Species Growing in Turkey 
• Dinosaurs were night prowlers, study finds
• Tatsuya Amano on Twitter: “#languagebarriers have multiple major consequences for scientists, the advance of science, and its impact on societies.

Fly like a lemur, sting like an ant in a crow, as my late grandfather used to say to me before I was born. With that in mind, let’s talk about some plant facts. We have new organs, delicious salty plants and a first of its kind almost-social fern. Let’s go!… Read more

I said hey, what’s going on? We’re more or less vaxxed, we’re excited about summer and we’re bringing plant facts! We’re diving deep into epigenetics, discuss climate fixes and talk for a surprisingly long time about marsupial genitalia. The usual.… Read more

We are very hopeful this week that many bad things will come to an end. Also, we talk about a spiky favourite tree, lots of pride in STEM and many other cool things. 

• Monkey puzzle tree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araucaria_araucana 
• It is pride month all throughout June: Google pride month for a fun effect
• LGBTQ+ Plant Scientists (@LGBTQPlantSci) 
• Mehmet Kurt on Peer Review for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (PRIDE) providing feedback on grant proposals etc for young LGBTQI+ people in STEM
• Pride in STEM | A charitable trust for LGBT+ in Science, Engineering, Tech, and Maths
• 500 Queer Scientists Visibility Campaign : 500 Queer Scientists
• Anna Dye is plant virologist and vector biologist from the US
• Pedro Sena is an ecologist from Brazil
• Yolanda Caceres is an ecologist from Germany
• Han Tan is an assistant professor of plant genetics in the US
• Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows
• A Hierarchy of Expert Performance (HEP) applied to Digital Forensics: Reliability and Biasability in Digital Forensics Decision Making | Request PDF
• “It’s a reverse banana peel slap bracelet”
• Morphomechanical Innovation Drives Explosive Seed Dispersal 
• Modeling the 3D genome of plants
• 3D genomics across the tree of life reveals condensin II as a determinant of architecture type
• Natural temperature fluctuations promote COOLAIR regulation of FLC
• Sound Waves Promote Arabidopsis thaliana Root Growth by Regulating Root Phytohormone Content
• A tuning point in plant acoustics investigation
• Scientists rally around misconduct consultant facing legal threat after challenging COVID-19 drug researcher
• Elisabeth Bik 💉 💉 (@MicrobiomDigest)
• Magic Tricks May Fool You, but These Birds Can See Through Them

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Big udder won’t like this episode – not specifically because we said anything but mostly because they are a joyless bundle of cow farts. In this brand new and highly sought-after episode, we are discussing proximity proteomics, global earthworm abundance and the best way to water your plants. … Read more

This week, we’re going cave diving. Not too deep though, we still need a little bit of light to find a moss. We also talk plant forensics and about the cooles news in plant science.… Read more

Oh Carp! Is it a new week already? We have another episode for you, this time talking about priming in maize, biosensors and carp science! Do you know whether carp can hear music? Tell us. We need to know.… Read more

A new episode is here! We’re talking about a sheep made of vegetables in the mountains, microneedles on plant leaves and the amazin work of Joanne Chory. 

• Raoulia
• Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
• Alpine Cushion Plants New Zealand
• Bloom of the Week – Vegetable Sheep 
• Joanne Chory
  • Washington Post article: Joanne Chory is harnessing plants to stop climate change
  • The Scientist: Into the Light: A Profile of Joanne Chory 
  • Harnessing Plants Initiative 
  • Her TED talk: Joanne Chory: How supercharged plants could slow climate 
• Genome-wide role of codon usage on transcription and identification of potential regulators
• Codon usage bias and nuclear mRNA concentration: Correlation vs.

We’re blue, da ba dee, da ba dye – Our sauerkraut senses were tingling when we read today’s science story about a blue dye made from cabbage. Also: something we can learn from the pandemic and how to get burned by parsnips.… Read more

Your favourite tools are back to talk about some great science tools: a 28-page guide book for SciComm, DIY microscopes and the best AI-crafted pickup lines this side of the Mississippi. Also some actual plant science.… Read more