Category: podcast
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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.… Read more
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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… Read more
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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. Biofortified tomatoes provide a new route to vitamin D sufficiency | Nature PlantsEpigenetic…
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Cat bartering market
Would you swap your cat for a praying mantis? What about a nice house plant? This week, we are asking the big questions. Also news from plant science, a new biggest plant has been found and more potent cannabis from Israel.… Read more
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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. Jérémie Makiese – Miss You – Belgium 🇧🇪 – Official Music Video – Eurovision 2022Noise reduction by upstream open reading frames | Nature PlantsWu, HW., Fajiculay, E., Wu, JF.…
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Let’s find a moon tree
It’s travel season here at Plants and Pipettes and so we thought we’d share some travel facts from the plant world! How do plants travel? Is collecting trees cool? How does humidity propel seeds forward? We have the answers. Martha Stewart just flew private with eight trees—see the photo to prove itA tree crosses the…
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And by cats I mean dogs
This week, we’re talking about the worst favourite plant ever, keystone genes and how surfers can be scientists. Also: your dog’s breed doesn’t mean what you think it means. … Read more
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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. Books — Information is Beautiful Erik NylundIncredible x-axis here. (twitter) Beautiful News / Visualising Victorian News – The British LibraryExpression of a CO2-permeable aquaporin enhances…
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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. … Read more
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COWpeaMILK – it’s full of plantibodies!
We finally found a way to market non-dairy milk as milk without upsetting any consumer or dairy company: cowpea milk. Plus: we discuss plantibodies, micronutrients and, weirdly enough, ocelot pee.… Read more