News, research and updates from the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge.🌱🔬 🌾 https://www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/https://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.social/post/3mv6c6vos7c2oHow will our crops adapt to a high-CO₂ future? Research from @paszkowskilab.bsky.social with the University of Copenhagen shows how rising CO₂ affects nutrient uptake in rice & highlights the importance of beneficial soil fungi for sustaining crop yields. tinyurl.com/33c9fbxz 🧪10 Sep 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:ajpokwzstkcdncguzhd64sdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6c6vos7c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.social/post/3muzae6ryv22rListen to Dr Jake Harris on BBC Radio 4's Lab-Grown Life talking about his work to make synthetic chromosomes to rewrite the DNA of crops like potatoes & add new traits like disease-resistance & climate-change resilience. (interview from 7.20s) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0030mc8 🧪08 Sep 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:ajpokwzstkcdncguzhd64sdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzae6ryv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.social/post/3mtivqh3uas2sJob opportunity! Project Manager We are seeking an engaged and flexible Project Manager to oversee the delivery programme across the Central England partnership of hubs and nodes. Apply by 31 August 2026: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/project-manager-fixed-term-pd5067720 Aug 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:ajpokwzstkcdncguzhd64sdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtivqh3uas2shttps://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.social/post/3mtivnvdxbc2sJob opportunity! Research Associate An opportunity to investigate how plant roots respond to infection by the emerging root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii. Apply by 31 August 2026: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-associate-fixed-term-pd5073420 Aug 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:ajpokwzstkcdncguzhd64sdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtivnvdxbc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.social/post/3mtivkbvdq22sJob opportunity! Research Assistant / Research Associate An opportunity to work with large-scale global plot data and citizen-science occurrence databases to create climate-informed Species Distribution Models for commercial timber species. Apply by 26 August 2026: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-assistant-research-associate-fixed-term-pd5073220 Aug 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:ajpokwzstkcdncguzhd64sdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtivkbvdq22shttps://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.social/post/3mtdtqgwwjk25How quickly do tropical forests recover if left to regrow naturally? 🌳 A new study from @camplantsci uses high-res lidar to map carbon recovery in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. It reveals the hidden power of passive restoration. 🧵🧪 @cam.ac.uk @clr-cambridge.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social18 Aug 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:ajpokwzstkcdncguzhd64sdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdtqgwwjk25https://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.social/post/3mtbpuub3k22fWhat can peat fires tell us about the future of the Fens? Aland Chan & Johanna Schönecker from the Coomes' lab @camplantsci.bsky.social comment on the recent fires at Holme Fen on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002zqh4 @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk 🧪17 Aug 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:ajpokwzstkcdncguzhd64sdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbpuub3k22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.social/post/3ms6spuhuvc25Researchers, plant breeders, funders & farmers are invited to register their interest for the Africa Crop Forum 2026 - Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, October 2026. The forum will focus on collaborative solutions to African agricultural challenges including climate resilience. 👉 tinyurl.com/4bm69yr903 Aug 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:ajpokwzstkcdncguzhd64sdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6spuhuvc25https://bsky.app/profile/camplantsci.bsky.social/post/3ms6meay5mc2bA faster, cheaper way to map the world's forests with AI - great article here about @geotessera.org research involving James Ball & David Coomes from @camplantsci.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/mv8cs78y @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social 🧪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:ajpokwzstkcdncguzhd64sdd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6meay5mc2b