press release by the University of Bern on our recent story https://www.unibe.ch/news/media_news/media_relations_e/media_releases/2022/media_releases_2022/polarity_proteins_shape_efficient_breathing_pores_in_grasses/index_eng.html

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et al’s paper now published in @eLife “Opposite polarity programs regulate asymmetric subsidiary cell divisions in grasses” - we identified a novel, distal #polarity domain formed by the POLAR homolog in #Brachypodium. Together with a proximal polarity domain formed by PAN1, POLAR acts like a compass to define the orientation of the formative #CellDivision that makes stomatal helper cells in #grasses. https://elifesciences.org/articles/79913

@habi Yes! I remember... Glad to see that there is a significant science crowd here already

Since I'm new to spore.social, I figured I'd do another #introduction post.

Hello! I'm Jacquelyn (she/her). I'm a scientist researching the past, present, and future of Earth's #climate and #biodiversity. I'm also a science communicator, a professor at UMaine, and a podcaster (Warm Regards, and Jax & Phoebe Make a Planet).

In addition to my work and advocacy, I'm a dungeon master who loves video and tabletop board games, natural history, books, and hiking.

#inro #introductions

#introduction It's Li here. I'm a plant biologist. I study genomics, single cell, specialized metabolism, and gene regulation. I also develop and maintain R & data visualization resources on GitHub.

https://github.com/cxli233

Do you know a developmental or stem cell biology post-doc looking to apply for their first independent academic position in 2023?

Then let them know about @Dev_journal Pathway to Independence Programme:

https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/149/23/dev201456/285866/The-Pathway-to-Independence-programme-helping

Hi #science Mastodon, my name is Michael, I am an Assistant Professor for #plant #development & #genetics at the #University of #Bern. We study #stomata in #grasses. In particular, we are interested why the unique #morphology of grass stomata makes them so much more efficient in terms of gas exchange #physiology. Follow me if you like #nerd posts about #plantsci