Sophien Kamoun

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Biologist @ The Sainsbury Lab; passionate about plant pathogens & evolution; open science advocate; loves travel, food and sports; nomad and hunter-gatherer. Web http://kamounlab.net | Medium https://medium.com/@kamounlab | GetGenome http://getgenome.net

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Newsletter July 2024

Impact is much more than publishing papers. Impact is changing how others think. #AcademicChatter

Euphorbia seguieriana kamounlab.medium.com/imagine-a-wo...

“The destiny of humans is spelled out nowhere, nor is their duty. It is up to them to choose between the kingdom above or the darkness below.” Jacques Monod

A very special day @royalsociety @SaskiaHogenhout

What a day! Saskia Hogenhout FRS @SaskiaHogenhout @royalsociety #NulliusInVerba

SoftBank buys UK chipmaker Graphcore in AI push www.ft.com/content/e33b...

SoftBank buys UK chipmaker Graphcore in AI pushwww.ft.com Deal will give Bristol-based company a resource boost while advancing the ‘next big bet’ of Masayoshi Son’s group

What a day! Saskia Hogenhout FRS @SaskiaHogenhout @royalsociety #NulliusInVerba

Please don’t tell my students not to use chatGPT you freakin’ dinosaurs 🦕 🦖 🤡

I just published: Imagine a world without flowers We owe it to insects. We really do. Without insects, we would have no colorful flowers. Imagine how drab the world would be without flowers. link.medium.com/2GAouF4Z3Kb

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How to deal with bureaucracy. Vol. 247.

El Teide overlooking the endemic shrub Adenocarpus viscosus (Fabaceae) #PostcardFromTenerife 🇪🇸 kamounlab.medium.com/postcard-fro...

El Teide overlooking Pinus canariensis and Rumex maderensis. #PostcardFromTenerife 🇪🇸 kamounlab.medium.com/postcard-fro...

I just published: Postcard from Tenerife: Trade winds, climate change and tales of fragility and resilience Join me on a journey from the breezy shores of Tenerife to the far-reaching effects of climate change and other man-made catastrophes. link.medium.com/4QoZQT75TKb

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I'm in love with the shape of you Push and pull like transcription factors do

#SciTruism Truisms in the scientific literature — “This system is the result of adaptation to the environment during the process of evolution.” In contrast to….? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A chromosome-level genome assembly for Dracaena cochinchinensis reveals the molecular basis of its longevity and formation of dragon’s bloodwww.sciencedirect.com Dracaena, a remarkably long-lived and slowly maturing species of plant, is world famous for its ability to produce dragon’s blood, a precious traditio…

The color of food

Houston, we have a problem.

Methionine-Tyrosine-Serine-Glutamate-Leucine-Phenylalanine

Our Friday seminar speaker @JohnInnesCentre @TheSainsburyLab today is Julian Hibberd @jmhibber @Cambridge_Uni "The evolution of C4 photosynthesis and key players in chloroplast biogenesis"

Seminar alert!

I just published: Distrutto! Vandali distruggono un campo sperimentale di riso in Italia 🇮🇹 “Come scienziati pubblici esprimiamo sconcerto e tristezza per aver subito una violenza ingiustificata, frutto di oscurantismo e pulsioni antiscientifiche.” link.medium.com/EeUDArEQGKb

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PI and student after they saw reviewer 2 comments #EURO2024 #SUIGER

I just published: Distrutto! Vandals destroy experimental rice field in Italy “As public scientists, we express dismay and sadness at having suffered unjustified destruction, a result of obscurantism and anti-scientific knee-jerk reactions.” link.medium.com/a9rISSBxFKb

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NRC immune proteins in @SCMPNews ! Weird incorrect narrative—“…levels of this protein called NRC remain high, regardless of whether the plant is under attack”—but cool nonetheless 😎 #NLRbiology #planthealth #plantpath #plantsci apple.news/A8q9BTHk8Rzy...

Chinese biologist Chai Jijie cracks plant immune system puzzleapple.news After decades of research and numerous setbacks, Chinese biologist Chai Jijie – described as one of the world’s leading scientists in his field – has achieved a breakthrough that could help to control...

That’s not a fun fact 😱😳

This is so true 👇🏼

This sort of weather 🥵 🍉

"Many medical mycologists have adopted proposed name change of Candida glabrata to Nakaseomyces glabrata and some to N. glabratus. Is this helpful or a hindrance? I argue it is unhelpful." @dwdenning #deathbytaxonomy #witherlinneanbinoms #FunaglGRC24 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

We celebrate #Juneteenth today at #FungalGRC24 Thank you 🙏 @AnnaSelmecki Let’s give a thought to all the oppressed dehumanized people of this sad world. Don’t be passive. Do something. Anything. 💪🏻

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