Mola mola babies – extremophile algae, intersectional feminism in academia, talking to conspiracy theorists

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Mola mola babies – extremophile algae, intersectional feminism in academia, talking to conspiracy theorists

FromPlants and Pipettes

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87 minutes

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Jul 31, 2020

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Some weeks we talk a lot about plant science, some weeks we explore a lot of plant-science-adjacent topics. You be the judge of what happened this week.

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Jul 31, 2020

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What's the deal with ferns and their epidermis?: Today, we're diving into ancient forests of ferns and how they managed their internal water pressure and we look at how one plant species resurrects in the desert after being completely dehydrated. by Plants and Pipettes
67 min listen
Hot Junk: Junk or no Junk DNA? And how do seeds control when they germinate? We will tell you, sort of. by Plants and Pipettes
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PPR-protein-expression-system-plant: very good ☁☂: Despite a MASSIVE thunderstorm we came together and recorded episode 10 for you guys. Aren't we great? Yes, we are. by Plants and Pipettes
48 min listen
Throwing Shade: In this episode we explore the world of kin recognition in plants and what triggers the transition from vegetative to reproductive growth. And we have a new favourite plant! by Plants and Pipettes
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Don't be a swan: You are your own lucksmith so you're to blame for tuning in on this very good episode. it is very good. by Plants and Pipettes
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There's an actual leaf in my chili: Tegan was wearing beautiful earrings. Unfortunately for you, they happen to make a nice little clinking sound that you might or might not pick up from the recording. Also I had terrible discipline in touching noisy wrapping paper. We're terribly sorry, but the episode is worth it, I promise. &#x1f618; by Plants and Pipettes
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Harry Bittercress and the suspicious petals: This week, Joram is nerding out about Harry Bittercress. Tegan's favourite plant is super slick and super endangered and then we have an app for you and some feline fun facts. If you don't listen to this episode, then someone else will, so be prepared! by Plants and Pipettes
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I literally don't know any words: How not to get murdered? Listen and find out. Oh, and also plant facts. by Plants and Pipettes
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Seven Dish: In this episode, we talk about the new and trendy 7dSh antimetabolite and why it could be a great replacement (or supplement) of glyphosate, and we discuss the role of DNA degradation for starving plant cells. by Plants and Pipettes
67 min listen
Joachim Phoenix: Friday, Friday we get down on Friday, Saturday is the next day and Sunday comes afterwards! Oh, and a new podcast episode. This time, we were a little bit rambly but we managed to cover everything important. And the windows was also open because we had like four million degrees inside, scientifically speaking. by Plants and Pipettes
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No Touchy the Planty: In the very first episode of the plant and pipettes podcast we talk about why you shouldn't hug your plants and what is so exciting about chloroplast transformation. by Plants and Pipettes
116 min listen
There is no such thing as 'the' arabidopsis genome (intermission) by Plants and Pipettes
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Pennycress for your thoughts: In this episode, we talk to Ratan Chopra, researcher at the University of Minnesota about his passion on pennycress research. by Plants and Pipettes
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WELCOME BACK!: Rejoice for we returned. Properly. Full episode. Fun facts. 2 cat facts. Christmas came early. by Plants and Pipettes
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High achievers in science: We are not only achievers in science, we are officially high achievers in science. Don't believe us? Ask Stefanie, she'll tell you. This week we bring you research on agrivoltaics, facts about tulips and two tired podcasters. Please enjoy. by Plants and Pipettes
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Pipettes and the use of pipettes in pipetting: This week we talk about cool light assembling proteins, shrimp plants and cats in backpacks. by Plants and Pipettes
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Don't get me started on the gig economy: This week, we're looking at the right time of day to apply herbicides, present leading figures in plant science from a diverse background and have not one but two favourite plants! by Plants and Pipettes
65 min listen
Crouching Dragon Hidden Protein: This week, we're talking about research on Saffron and on a crouching dragon protein by Plants and Pipettes
58 min listen
Plants and Pipettes and Pens and Paper: Today, we look at 20 sided dice inside of cyanobacteria. by Plants and Pipettes
62 min listen
QUILTBAG: Today (July 5th) is LGBTSTEM day so go and support your LGBTQIAU (or QUILTBAG) friends in science. Once you're done, come back and continue listening this cool episode on plant science. by Plants and Pipettes
50 min listen
Advent Day 6 – Pretty Poinsettias, Caterpillars and acid (intermission): We're still on a podcast break. Good news is that Tegan arrived well in her new home. Bad news is that Joram got himself a weird virus that will knock him out in 10, 9, 8, 7, ... by Plants and Pipettes
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Pee-rigation: A new episode talking about plants, pipettes and pee! Also, we explore the wonders of photorespiration. by Plants and Pipettes
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Tegan, tell us about your sparkly armpits: We talk about Sauerkrautsaft and little bit about plant science. by Plants and Pipettes
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Free Access to Bonnie Tyler: We talk quite a bit about airports in the beginning but actually this episode is about CRISPR (yay!), favourite plants (yaaaaaayyy!) and fun stuff (yyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy!). It's a good episode. by Plants and Pipettes
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the one about the climate crisis: Did you know that the earth is heating up and that there is a need for immediate large scale action? Good. Then we can talk about how planting trees could give us a little bit of time before it's too late. by Plants and Pipettes
60 min listen
There is no such thing as a non-GMO peanut: Oh no, GMO! Did you know that your GMO-free peanuts are far from being free from transgenes? Also they're full of chemicals, most of which are taken up by the body and used in the human metabolism. Beware the mighty peanut! by Plants and Pipettes
87 min listen
Voldemort can't produce a patronus: Hello and welcome to another podcast episode. We talk about antagonistic patronuseses, thoroughly researched favourite plants and so many fun facts. Like so many, I can't even count them. by Plants and Pipettes
71 min listen
Phlehem: Spooky time is over – now it's all about regular boring plants again. Boring? Not on this podcast! It's pretty much the most amazing plant podcast on this website. by Plants and Pipettes
78 min listen
FLUORESCENT PINK SLUG!: What are you doing with your life? Are you having a good time? You're about to because this here is another episode of the best podcast about plants and pipettes you'll hear all day. This, is plants and pipettes – the podcast. by Plants and Pipettes
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Tomato Body Horror: We’re back. We were never really gone. We had just hurt our individual faces and now they’re in good enough shape to drag them in front of the microphones. This week, we talk about coffee, rat spines and glow-in-the-dark plants. Keep your faces intact and enjoy! by Plants and Pipettes
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A much larger duck, effectively a submarine: We recorded this gem a while back but because Joram we are only publishing it now. So if any of our jokes feel dated, it’s because of that. Clearly. We are always very topical and on point with our humour. by Plants and Pipettes
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Is a grape just as sweet without the colour?: We have a packed episode for you with news from never-browning potatoes, mysterious sunflowers and also an answer to your constant question: How many cells are there? by Plants and Pipettes
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I shot all my powder: We are talking pigweed. We are talking ATPase in diatoms. We are talking trees. What more do you want?! by Plants and Pipettes
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Plants and Rats: In this episode, Joram harnesses the powers of technology to prepare himself in a much worse way, arguably. So learn from Joram and reject technology (after you finished using technology to listen to this show, please)! by Plants and Pipettes
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Draw Joram a picture of smart orchards, please: Yes, this is the plant podcast. No, we are not three people running it. Don’t listen to the bots. We know who we are. We think. by Plants and Pipettes
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Meow meow, meow meow meow!: Believe it or not, we had a chatBot write our title this week. Oh the wonders of science. Speaking of science: plants. Plant science. Sciency plants. planty planty planty science. Now! by Plants and Pipettes
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Playing around with the ploidy level of plants: We recorded in advance but then Joram edited late so overall it evens out to just be a day late in your feed. Not that you care, we know you live life like us, one moment at a time, not knowing what day of the week is today. Anyway – plants! by Plants and Pipettes
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The broccoli-cauliflower-conundrum: We are back from the break! We are completely different but also pretty much the same so come along and learn about mucus seeds, pink cotton, dandelion physics and a play performed by two very much non-actors. by Plants and Pipettes
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Bishop’s balls: While plant science missed out on yet another Nobel prize, you are not missing out on yet another great plant science episode. We have a hairy balled plant, some evidence about ATP and a whole Can of Spinach! by Plants and Pipettes
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Party of Pokers: They trained dogs to search for underground orchids and we trained ourselves to talk about it. Amazing. by Plants and Pipettes
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Turn humans into moss: Last week, we wanted to be moss and this week science has listened to us and turned human (cells) into moss. Well kinda. Not really. A little bit. Still, we’re excited to become moss. by Plants and Pipettes
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We are mosses: If we could choose, we’d be mosses growing on opposite sides of the same tree. by Plants and Pipettes
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Big British Cheese 1: Would you trust us if we spoke badly about cheese? This, and other science facts in our newest plant science show for you! by Plants and Pipettes
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It’s not you, it’s us: Sometimes, technology makes our lives better. On other occasions, it makes it much harder. This week was one of those times, the recording equipment failed on us. We still did a fun show full of cool plant science, it just doesn’t sound as nice. Sorry! by Plants and Pipettes
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A thirsty secret: We’re back from our holidays and we brought a big bag of plant facts from the last couple of weeks of plant science! by Plants and Pipettes
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The sexy mixing: This week, we learn something new: have you heard about apomictic propagation? Well, now you have. We also bring the hottest news from the plant science world. by Plants and Pipettes
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Why do trees collect clocks?: We have a lot of questions this week that even we don’t know the answer to. This is your time to shine by Plants and Pipettes
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Hey tree, are you my friend?: Hi! Would you like some cool plant facts? We have a fresh new paper about biofortified tomatoes that give you your daily dose of vitamin D, a new oldest tree and an explanation of why catnip likes to be a cat bed. by Plants and Pipettes
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Don’t pick the penis plants: This week, we’re talking about a cool gene regulatory mechanism that keeps ribosomes busy, the truth behind French lillies and which plants best not to pick. by Plants and Pipettes
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A cat gap in the resumé: Mysteriously we came back yet again for more plant facts. This week, we’re checking a plant’s pores, take about unextinct flowers and why some plants eat the very insects that pollinate them. by Plants and Pipettes
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Eggplants and Pipettes: It’s our belated easter episode! We talk about the Queen of Vegetables, the mighty eggplant. We filled almost an hour with eggplant facts, factoids and words that merely resemble a fact from a distance. by Plants and Pipettes
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Mola mola babies – extremophile algae, intersectional feminism in academia, talking to conspiracy theorists

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