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 66: Nature really wants to make crabs – Gympie gympie, Pamela Ronald, Pink Pineapple


In this episode, Joram gets really upset. Tegan offers her services as an apocalyptic seamstress. And somewhere, a pallas cat is looking regal. 

Links
  • How to ask for pronouns
  • Gympie gympie, aka Dendrocnide moroides; new study
  • Pamela Ronald was just awarded the World Agricultural Prize 2020 and is the first woman in the history of the prize (which exists for over 20 years). Interview with Pamela
  • Ben Franklin effect
  • Pink pineapples, FDA approval, official website 
  • Rubisco Activase pushes and pulls on the enzyme to release the inhibitory sugar
  • Weird prion senses temperature: article, news & views
  • Nature really wants to make crabs, explanatory article
  • Wheel of Power/Privilege 
  • Pallas cats look great, and also attack cameras (watch this video!)

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 October 23, 2020  1h7m