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Latest Podcast episodes
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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!… Read more
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Party of Pokers
They trained dogs to search for underground orchids and we trained ourselves to talk about it. Amazing.… Read more
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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.… Read more
Latest Articles
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The Algae Expert who helped Crack Code in WWII
While some say that hiring Geoffrey Tandy at the top-secret centre for Allied Codebreaking was a result of mistaken terminology, the marine biologist nonetheless used his transferable skills to help win the war.… Read more
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Dracula, Robin Hood and Zombie plants…
When the long-term plant-host relationship becomes too close… it might be a sign of a parasitic relationship.… Read more
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I saw the Kew Garden’s giant Corpse Flower
By enormous luck, a spur-or-the-moment decision to escape to London’s Kew Gardens on a sunny Friday had me running into the blooming event of the season: the opening of the Corpse flower’s massive bloom.… Read more