It was close at the top this week for the most shares on twitter one just beat out the other. This week our followers seemed equally interested in scientific papers and the social context they were read in...
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We need Oddballs not Lunatics
Flipping through back issues of BioScience to see what’s now free access, I found an interesting editorial, Oddball Science: Why Studies of Unusual Evolutionary Phenomena Are Crucial. Science funding decisions are...
Transcriptome and Genome of the Venus Flytrap
Darwin was fascinated by the unusual adaptations of carnivorous plants during his often frustrating studies of the evolution of flowering plants, which he referred to as an ‘abominable mystery’...
The deadline for the Summer School at Angers approaches
If you want to attend the Plant Science Summer School at the University of Angers, you’ll have to be fast. The deadline for applications is April 15.
Mnemonics are an Effective Tool for Adult Beginners Learning Plant Identification
Mnemonics produce the highest retention rates of species identification.
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Easy macro for your cameraphone
Want to get up close to plants with your cameraphone, but don’t have a macro lens? Jessica Budke has news of a cheap add-on lens that gets surprisingly good results.
Phytomonas: Trypanosomatids Adapted to Plant Environments
Phytomonas parasites have now been isolated across the globe from members of 24 different plant families.
New Year Plant Hunt – Oisín Duffy shares the view from the ground
The BBC covered the news that a record number of flowers were in bloom at the start of the year in the UK and Ireland, but what was it like for the people out in the field? Oisín Duffy has the news from Donegal.
Carnivora Gardinum
Carnivora Gardinum from chris field on Vimeo.
A nice time-lapse video of carnivorous plants by Chris Field.
Note taking tips from PhD students
Don’t don’t have to be taking a PhD to need to take notes, but PhD students have a lot of experience of what works for them and what does not. You can see what they found at Quora.
JSTOR goes daily to match research to news
JSTOR Daily is connecting some of the research on JSTOR with topical stories. Among its many pages is a Botany section.
Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Research on Plant Science Teaching and Learning
The September issue of CBE—Life Sciences Education is a Special Focus edition on plant science education: Plant Behavior. CBE Life Sci Educ September 2, 2014 13:363-368; doi:10.1187/cbe.14-06-0100 Plants are a huge and...
Ecology beyond the yakjam
Corey Bradshaw has a post on his trip to see the ecology of the Tibetan plateau. Away from high population pressures, the plateau has incredible diversity among its plants.
