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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 8 hours 23 minutes
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Deck the halls and snatch the gravy, it’s a Christmas episode of your favourite plant podcast that is hosted by Tegan and Joram!
episode 71: Saving seeds in times of war – Genebanks and Machine Learning
This week, we have a story about seed conservation in times of war and we discuss multiple aspects of machine learning in molecular biology. Plus cool plant facts and as always: cutting edge cat research.
episode 70: Atomic Kitten – Spanish Moss, Thekla Resvoll, Mentorship and Gender
After a week off, we’re back with some cool facts from the world of plants and gulls. Did you know that gulls know your every move? There are probably some on the roof as we speak. They see you when you’re sleeping, they know when you’re awake.
episode 69: Let it grow – Sorghum spikelets, great paper titles, honest signaling
It’s good news week! Not only was Trump kicked out of office, we also have major news regarding the Covid and AIDS pandemic. Of course we won’t forget our passion for plants over all that joy, so tag along for a deep dive into the biology of sorghum – plus some cool facts from last week’s science.
episode 68: The one where Joram did his homework – rediscovering extinct plants, Luciana Leite and Luisa M. Diele-Viegas, Platypodes under UV light
Joram came so well prepared, it made Tegan angry. The two work through their disagreements though in another episode filled to the brim with tales from the (plant) science world.
episode 67: Social Distancing Bats – Venus Fly Traps, Pandas, Chinas Carbon Capture
While Joram is running at 1% brain battery, Tegan makes up for the lack of a decent podcast partner by bringing a really cool paper: researchers found a 30 second timer within venus fly traps. Plus more sutff!
episode 66: Nature really wants to make crabs – Gympie gympie, Pamela Ronald, Pink Pineapple
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episode 65: Puffin economy – Mast Seeding, Nobel Prizes, Bird stuff
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episode 64: Bonnie Tyler AI – Wormwood, Single names, Smart Birds
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episode 63: Oh god, it’s invasive! – Florencia Yannelli on escaped invasive plants
We’re really happy to welcome Florencia Yannelli on the podcast. She is an ecologist and plant researcher who was not stopped by Corona to do science – she simply did the experiment at home!