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Tianyu Cui

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Plant diversity and evolution | MS @UConn EEB, BS @PKU | πŸŒΏπŸ’πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸ¦‹πŸ’«

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Very happy to share that this paper is now online on @currentbiology.bsky.social !! πŸ₯³πŸ§ͺ Check out the final published verion here: www.cell.com/current-biol...
#mimuluspropaganda

24.11.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Friday Flower 001: Mimulus lewisii 🌸✨

Monkeyflowers are masterpieces of design with nectar-guide spots formed by an activator–inhibitor system of MYB transcription factors. These generate reaction–diffusion patterns across the ventral petal.

22.08.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m proud to present the main work from my postdoc, 3+ years in making from scratch, my ultimate #MimulusPropaganda up till now:

The Moment
That
Symmetry
Breaks.

#plantscience #development #imaging #microscopy πŸ§ͺπŸŒΈπŸ”¬
w. Captain Yaowu & @biancatash.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

07.08.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7
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Branching out: Tomato genes point to new medicines | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Picture juicy red tomatoes on the vine. What do you see? Some tomato varieties have straight vines. Others are branched. The question is why. New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) pro...

New research from CSHL’s Zach Lippman, David McCandlish, and collaborators uncovers cryptic mutationsβ€”hidden genetic changes that only show up under certain conditions and shape plant traits. Understanding these could lead to better crops and better medicines. www.cshl.edu/branching-ou...

09.07.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Visual abstract: β€œwe test hypotheses about floral diversity with community science data and an advanced computer vision model. Red/orange flowers have delayed flowering that matches hummingbird migratory patterns”

Visual abstract: β€œwe test hypotheses about floral diversity with community science data and an advanced computer vision model. Red/orange flowers have delayed flowering that matches hummingbird migratory patterns”

Hot off the presses and so so thrilled. Thanks to @inaturalist.bsky.social + computer vision we found something beautifully simple: Red and orange flowers bloom later than all the other colors in the eastern United States. Paper here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kwzh3QW8S...

14.04.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Awesome new paper by @lucalivraghi.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
in @currentbiology.bsky.social
on the evo-devo of a butterfly color variation

enjoy the show!

14.04.2025 02:53 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 8
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It’s 🌿International Plant Appreciation Day🌿, so here’s a Corydalis melanochlora from the Hengduan Mountains. I can’t stop praising my favorite alpine flora πŸ₯°
#LetsGoPlants #IamaBotanist

14.04.2025 03:54 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
This image has a large Botany 2025 logo and the logos of the 6 participating societies. Text: Abstract Submission Deadline in One Week!

This image has a large Botany 2025 logo and the logos of the 6 participating societies. Text: Abstract Submission Deadline in One Week!

The #Botany2025 Abstract Submission Deadline is in 1 WEEK!

It’s time to put the finishing touches on your research and submit your abstract for Botany 2025β€”Botany without Barriers, taking place in Palm Springs, CA.

Get your abstract in before the deadline!
www.botanyconference.org

#IamaBotanist

07.04.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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Working on nectaries or plant-pollinator interactions? Join us for this year's Harvard Plant Biology Initiative Symposium on 'Plant Rewards' on May6/7. We have an awesome lineup of speakers with free registration. We are also offering two ECR travel grants (due April 14): forms.gle/jhTnv8pbuBxX...

09.04.2025 03:52 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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|On either side of the disjunction|

1-2: Symplocarpus renifolius
2024.4, Jilin, NE Asia

3-4: Symplocarpus foetidus
2025.3, CT, NE America

06.04.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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