Molecular plant biologist at sotonbiosciences.bsky.social, Director of SoCoBio DTP. Views are my own. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5wyk8h/professor-matthew-terry https://bsky.app/profile/mjtplantbiology.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtplantbiology.bsky.social/post/3msuxofjw6k2aThere's still a week left to register for the Tetrapyrrole Discussion Group meeting in Southampton next month.12 Aug 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:56dffjd2me5xhlwea7fbdsos/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuxofjw6k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtplantbiology.bsky.social/post/3msdtcfptes2kI absolutely love persimmons, though the ones I have had in Japan are always much better than the ones you can buy in supermarkets in the UK. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:56dffjd2me5xhlwea7fbdsos/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdtcfptes2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtplantbiology.bsky.social/post/3mrbcgqx76c2wTwo nice examples of plant photobiology responses that I noticed recently. Left, broad beans showing a shade avoidance response on my allotment. Right, lavender plants exhibiting a phototropic response to escape cover by the nearby tree in the garden at the Saint-Paul Asylum, Saint-Rémy in Provence.22 Jul 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:56dffjd2me5xhlwea7fbdsos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbcgqx76c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mjtplantbiology.bsky.social/post/3mq55hf7oj22yI'm a bit worried that the Monster Raving Loony Party will split the sensible vote and allow Reform in. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:56dffjd2me5xhlwea7fbdsos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq55hf7oj22y