We recorded this gem a while back but because Joram we are only publishing it now. So if any of our jokes feel dated, it’s because of that. Clearly. We are always very topical and on point with our humour. Maddox Prize 2023 – Sense about Science Gotta grow fast! – Plants and Pipettes Distribution, drivers and restoration priorities of plant invasio…

We have a packed episode for you with news from never-browning potatoes, mysterious sunflowers and also an answer to your constant question: How many cells are there? Argentinian scientists develop first Latin American genetically edited potato to prevent enzymatic browning EU legal proposal for genome-edited crops hints at a science-based approach…

Did you know? We didn’t either! We were just as surprised as you are right now and let’s indulge in this feeling together with this new spoken word content by your favourite content producers! Flowers pollinated by honeybees make lower-quality seeds Honeybees (Apis mellifera) decrease the fitness of plants they pollinate | Proceedings of the Royal …

Hi. This is a new episode. It’s about plants, pipettes, panic and paranoia. Please enjoy. Dyeing with Safflower | Wild Colours natural dyes Air-quality networks collect environmental DNA with the potential to measure biodiversity at continental scales: Current Biology Inadvertent human genomic bycatch and intentional capture raise beneficial applic…

We are talking pigweed. We are talking ATPase in diatoms. We are talking trees. What more do you want?! RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year / RHS Gardening Bird of the Year – Wikipedia The V-type ATPase enhances photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton and further links phagocytosis to symbiogenesis: Current Biology Early-Warning Signals of Ind…

This week, it’s all about plants. What they do, why they do it and what to look out for when looking at plants. Marvellous! Carnivory on demand: phosphorus deficiency induces glandular leaves in the African liana Triphyophyllum peltatum – Winkelmann – New Phytologist – Wiley Online Library Nitrogen availability alters the expression of carnivory in…

Welcome to Ants and Pipettes, the podcast about ants and their relationship to plants and also there are pipettes. I don’t know. Have fun! Recovery after long-term summer drought: Hydraulic measurements reveal legacy effects in trunks of Picea abies but not in Fagus sylvatica Scientists engineer the first light-powered yeast | Science | AAAS Using …

In this episode, Joram harnesses the powers of technology to prepare himself in a much worse way, arguably. So learn from Joram and reject technology (after you finished using technology to listen to this show, please)! One hundred important questions facing plant science: an international perspective First Peoples’ knowledge leads scientists to re…

Yes, this is the plant podcast. No, we are not three people running it. Don’t listen to the bots. We know who we are. We think. Eponyms have no place in modern biology In the Name of Plants by Sandra Knapp | Waterstones Not just flowering time: a resurrection approach shows floral attraction traits are changing over time Genome-wide association stu…

Believe it or not, we had a chatBot write our title this week. Oh the wonders of science. Speaking of science: plants. Plant science. Sciency plants. planty planty planty science. Now! You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local – Our World in Data Multiple ecosystem service synergies …

We recorded in advance but then Joram edited late so overall it evens out to just be a day late in your feed. Not that you care, we know you live life like us, one moment at a time, not knowing what day of the week is today. At least we hope you do so we look less messy. Anyway – plants! The Tweet announcing that we are an award winning podcast Int…

We are back from the break! We are completely different but also pretty much the same so come along and learn about mucus seeds, pink cotton, dandelion physics and a play performed by two very much non-actors. Ethereal New Plant Species Doesn’t Use Photosynthesis – It’s Found Something Sneakier “Pink cotton candy” – A new dye‐free cotton – Li – Pla…

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! Bits und Bäume Carbon Offsets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Gomphocarpus physocarpus – Wikipedia Gomphocarpus physocarpus Reward …

They trained dogs to search for underground orchids and we trained ourselves to talk about it. Amazing. The first evidence of microplastics in plant-formed fresh-water micro-ecosystems: Dipsacus teasel phytotelmata in Slovakia contaminated with MPs ‘Like finding life on Mars’: why the underground orchid is Australia’s strangest, most mysterious flo…

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. Past Ig Winners TALENT VERSUS LUCK: THE ROLE OF RANDOMNESS IN SUCCESS AND FAILURE | Advances in Complex Systems How Kenyans help themselves and the planet by saving m…

If we could choose, we’d be mosses growing on opposite sides of the same tree. The ‘majestic’ Singapore orchid named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II | Deccan Herald Angela Merkel – Epiphyllum.online – The Epric Foundation Ferns Are Super Weird – And Their Genomes Are Even More Chaotic Than We Thought : ScienceAlert Inselberg – Wikipedia Inselberg v…

Would you trust us if we spoke badly about cheese? This, and other science facts in our newest plant science show for you! WELCOME BACK! (our story about the great mistletoe) FAVOURITE PLANT(S) A seed‐like proteome in oil‐rich tubers – Niemeyer – The Plant Journal – Wiley Online Library Cyperus esculentus – Wikipedia Cyperus rotundus – Wikipedia Am…

Sometimes, technology makes our lives better. On other occasions, it makes it much harder. This week was one of those times, the recording equipment failed on us. We still did a fun show full of cool plant science, it just doesn’t sound as nice. Sorry! Indigofera tinctoria – Wikipedia Isatis tinctoria – Wikipedia Indigo dye – Wikipedia Eliza Lucas …

We’re back from our holidays and we brought a big bag of plant facts from the last couple of weeks of plant science! Pollinators of the sea: A discovery of animal-mediated fertilization in seaweed | Science Improving photosynthesis and crop productivity by accelerating recovery from photoprotection | Science Uwe Sonnewald on Twitter about the paper…

No big plant news this week, we are on holiday for a couple of weeks! Talk to you soon!By Joram Schwartzmann and Tegan Armarego-Marriott

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. Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet | Official Trailer | Netflix Variation of Residual Sexuality Rates along Reproductive Development in Apomictic Tetraploids of Paspalum | HTML T…

We have a lot of questions this week that even we don’t know the answer to. This is your time to shine The extinct ‘orchid of the falls’ | Kew Breaking the binary by coming out as a trans scientist About Me – Robin Aguilar Women less likely than men to get authorship on scientific publications, analysis finds Female scientists less likely to be giv…

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 Plants Epigenetic features drastically impact CRISPR-Cas9 ef…

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. Shiso – Wikipedia Beast — Aradhita Para Telescoping effect – Wikipedia Scientists discover ‘biggest plant on Earth’ off Wester…

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 2022 Noise reduction by upstream open reading frames | Nature Plants Wu, HW., Fajiculay, E., Wu, JF. et al. Noise reduc…

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 it A tree crosses the sea: how the richest man in Ge…

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. It could be witchweed, some evil witchweed Parasitic plant study by Professor Shelley Lumba reveals unexpected pathway to germination of witchweed seeds – Department of Cell & …

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 Nylund Incredible x-axis here. (twitter) Beautiful News / Visualising Victorian News – The British Library Expression of…

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. Why is Eggplant a Berry? (ANSWERED) Delphinidin – Wikipedia Antioxidant activity of nasunin, an anthocyanin in eggplant peels – ScienceDirect. Scra…

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. Black eyed peas could help eliminate need for fertilizer: Popular legume attracts beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria — ScienceDaily Genome Editing in Co…

We begin this week with a looooong discussion about the movie “Little Joe”. It’s fun (talking about the movie, not the movie itself. Don’t watch it). Also we have new research about epimutagenesis, grain-free ice cream and the benefits of weeds. Oxytocin – Wikipedia Little Joe (film) – Wikipedia Bypassing reproductive barriers in hybrid seeds using…

Kat Austen is an artist and researcher based in Berlin. Kat was so kind to talk to us about her work about microplastics in trees, her view on science and art and her upcoming projects. Welcome to Plants and Pipettes: Kat Austen! Links How I made musical instruments from lab equipment to create empathy with the Arctic DIY Science Podcast: 003 – Kat…

Have you heard of fynbos? This week, we discuss how the fynbos ecosystem withstands turning into a forest, what problems arise from academic bullying and why you’d pump nectar out of a flower. Fynbos plants hold their ground with the world’s thinnest roots | Science News Audouinia capitata (L.) Brongn. Smokey the Gardener | Science News Fynbos – Wi…

Joram is sick again but it won’t stop us from talking about plants. This time, it’s more plant adjacent: we’re talking about a weird new way some bacteria do photosynthesis. Also lots of clever animals and a tale of paleobotanical experiments. 2.4-Å structure of the double-ring Gemmatimonas phototrophica photosystem A Mysterious Desert Bacterium Ha…

In this episode, Joram learns about wuthering heights and Tegan learns why chickpeas are believed to giggle in Germany. Also there is talk about red nectar, flammable litter and really old trees. Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights – Official Music Video – Version 2 Nesocodon mauritianus – Temperate House | Kew Gardens Red n…

This week, we’re talking about the link between the constructor of fountains, Neptune, and a small seagrass in the Mediterranean sea. Also more on X-ray microscopy and a discussion on who deserves to be on the author list (it’s Joram). Terrestrial-type nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between seagrass and a marine bacterium Nitrogen uptake, assimilation a…

Hi! Heads up, there is a long spoiler for Don’t look up at the beginning. Did you know that we have chapters to quickly skip ahead? Now you do. Also, we talk about a very poisonous plant and how to move owls! The paradox of toxic nectar and pollen in death camas | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine Don’t Eat the Death Camas…or ‘Death’ Anything | N…

We all have goals this year. Joram’s goal is to befriend a crow, but only if Tegan doesn’t stab him with her fantastically hard claws first. Yes, this is a plant podcast, we promise. Mutation bias reflects natural selection in Arabidopsis thaliana New Evidence Challenges The Idea That Mutations Are Entirely Random A Newly Discovered Fossil Could Be…

We just read “Entangled Life” by Merlin Sheldrake and now we’re considering turning this little show into a fungal podcast. Before that happens, here is an episode of all things we love about fungi and plants together. Voyria sp. Root morphology, anatomy and mycotrophy of the achlorophyllous Voyria aphylla (Jacq.) Pers. (Gentianaceae) | SpringerLin…

And we’re back from the winter/summer break/non-break. We are talking about a perfect tomato, smoke smelling trees and the science of listening to the environment. All-flesh fruit in tomato is controlled by reduced expression dosage of AFF through a structural variant mutation in the promoter | Journal of Experimental Botany | Oxford Academic Alter…

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. Merry Christmas! All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we said, leave a comment under this post or reach out to us via twitter, facebook or instagram. Our opening and closing music is Caravana by Phillip Gross U…

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. Advent Day 23 – Baby it’s Cold Outside – Plants and Pipettes All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we said, leave a comment under this post or reach out to us via twitter, facebook or instagram. Our opening and …

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. Advent Calendar Day 22 – The no BS rose for Christmas All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we said, leave a comment under this post or reach out to us via twitter, facebook or instagram. Our opening and closing…

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. Advent Calendar Day 21 – Bye-Bye Bitterness – Plants and Pipettes Influence of Cooking Methods on Glucosinolates and Isothiocyanates Content in Novel Cruciferous Foods All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we sa…

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we said, leave a comment under this post or reach out to us via twitter, facebook or instagram. Our opening and closing music is Caravana by Phillip Gross Until next time! S…

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. Advent Day 19 – Pine Cooler – Plants and Pipettes All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we said, leave a comment under this post or reach out to us via twitter, facebook or instagram. Our opening and closing mus…

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. Advent Day 18-Brits and Brussel Sprouts – Plants and Pipettes All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we said, leave a comment under this post or reach out to us via twitter, facebook or instagram. Our opening and…

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. Advent Day 17- The Yule Cat – Plants and Pipettes All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we said, leave a comment under this post or reach out to us via twitter, facebook or instagram. Our opening and closing mus…

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. Advent Day 16- Volvox looks like a Christmas Bauble All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we said, leave a comment under this post or reach out to us via twitter, facebook or instagram. Our opening and closing m…

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant. Advent Day 15 – A cushion not to rest your head on All views are our own. If you want to comment or correct anything we said, leave a comment under this post or reach out to us via twitter, facebook or instagram. Our opening and closing mu…