@SABotany

A South African society that contributes to growing botany and related sciences locally and internationally.

 South Africa
sabotany.co.za
Joined January 2012
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Great work on Buddleja systematics presented by J Chau @SABotany #SAAB2019 & now a discussion about lumping or splitting #plantsystematics – at Johannesburg, South Africa
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Student plenary speaker: Ms Bianca Fibrich (UP) talking about the potential of fermented, gold nanoparticle and ethanolic extracts of P. senegalis on the maintenance of the dermal matrisome in photo aging skin @SABotany
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Although the phenolic profile of rooibos is well studied, there are still chemicals that haven’t been characterized in wild variants of Aspalathus linearis. - Jolene Brooks concludes that her study affirms traditional ecological knowledge of communities about these plants. – at Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof Nox Makunga PhD - #BlackBotanistsWeek@noxthelion9 Jan 2019
We now hear about #rooibos and metabolomics using LC-MS/MS - presented by Jolene Brooks from @StellenboschUni at the @SABotany #SAAB2019
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We now hear about #rooibos and metabolomics using LC-MS/MS - presented by Jolene Brooks from @StellenboschUni at the @SABotany #SAAB2019
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2. Nucleotype - an old term linked to effects of bulk amounts of DNA on phenotypes irrespective of the information carried by DNA - effects of polyploidy in plants is fascinating @SABotany #SAAB2019
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I am @SABotany for the next three days and I’ll probably spend time sending out some tweets on plant science from the diverse range of talks that will be presented here #saab2019. – at Johannesburg, South Africa
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We hope that you had a lovely festive break and welcome you to a new year. Please see your personal emial for the necessary information regarding the 45th SAAB, AMA & SASSB Joint Congress 2019 Registration & Welcome Dinner
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Phloem loading through plasmodesmata: a biophysical analysis plantphysiol.org/content/ear…
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"What is good for your career might not be good for science. And you are here for the science." A great reminder by Lex Bouter #ALPSP17
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If you receive an invitation to review like the one below, please note it is from a predatory journal and not Plant Physiology.
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Find out more about dragonflies in this interesting radio interview with Klaas-Douwe Dijkstra - goo.gl/5XvVmo. It's worth a listen
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Sir Henry Dale Fellowships for postdoc scientists are now open for application. Closes 20 November ow.ly/bMO730eUQVW
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.@JohnInnesCentre @SapienzaRoma study: Hormonal tug-of-war helps plant roots navigate journey thru soil ow.ly/rU2r30eCIhK @physorg_com
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Call for Papers: an integrative approach to photoinhibition. Read the details here: journals.elsevier.com/enviro…
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UPDATED: Your best photos of the 2017 total solar eclipse bit.ly/2wzBTRq
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SANBI is offering one Master’s bursary to an enthusiastic student with a strong interest in plant systematics sanbi.org/jobs/master%E2%80%…
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VACANCY - Another Post Doctoral Researcher vacancy is available, this time in the lab of Prof Steve Penfield - jic.ac.uk/training-careers/v…
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Crown shyness is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other.
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Really sad & powerful story that highlights the human cost of the pressures of postdoc research ow.ly/vTpR30eouNW
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"We all have the capacity to be experimental scientists. Let’s use it." @mcleish_t on experimental science in school ow.ly/vCpu30eoaGc

Science should be taught like art or music: grab a test tube and have a go | Tom McLeish

If we can get our minds around Premier League statistics, we can handle experimental science, writes physics professor Tom McLeish

theguardian.com
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