Plants and Pipettes

Tegan and Joram explore the world of molecular plant research. How to plants sense their environment? What controls their metabolism? How do they store energy? Come along to an excursion into the very cells of all green things!

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episode 35: Tangent on a tangent on a tangent


This is a long episode because we have so much to tell you. Luckily for you, technology has your back. This episode is best consumed through the use of chapter marks, smart playback and 2x playback speed. Unless you really like us, then there is so much more for you to enjoy.

Paper of the week: Xiang, Y., Huang, S., Huang, T.-Y., Dong, A., Cao, D., Li, H., … Duan, H. (2020). Superrepellency of underwater hierarchical structures on Salvinia leaf. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201900015.

Joram’s favourite plant is the snowdrop. Here is the wiki on the Pusztai Affair.

Tegan presents the life and work of Ynes Mexia whose life would make a great biopic because she was so badass.

Joram presents the Law of the Instrument bias where overfamiliarity with a tool results in the overuse of said tool while disregarding all other options. Bonustrack

This book on Weird Parenting Wins by Hillary Frank is great

First genomic study of schizophrenia in African people turns up broken genes

Succulent Smuggling

Update on the Corona Virus

Bee gut bacteria modified to be helpful symbiont. Also check out this article on the story.

Big time racist is the butt of a joke that took too much effort

People won’t trust unkind science

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Correct Horse Battery Staple

This Cat does not exist

This person does not exist

Fat owl

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 February 7, 2020  1h36m