Plants and Pipettes

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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Our opening and closing music is Caravana by Phillip Gross

Until next time!

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