Professor of Plant Evolutionary Genetics at Michigan State University. https://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mu5jeincmk26Fun to see Senator Slotkin learning about the Michigan Monkeyflower. It is a great community in Michigan that has built up around protecting and studying one of the state's only endemic plant species. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5jeincmk26https://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mtqt6o43jk2623 Aug 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqt6o43jk26https://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mtjwm3r5e22iCurrent numbers suggest a nearly 50% decline in funding of broad basic scientific research under the second Trump administration. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02574-620 Aug 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjwm3r5e22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mthcmukcgc2zA new Primer on QTL mapping. https://academic.oup.com/genetics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/genetics/iyag197/8763710?login=true19 Aug 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthcmukcgc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mtex43hknc2iAwesome new work out of the lab on the mechanisms of oceanic salt spray adaptations in plants. Big thanks to NSF for funding this research. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtex43hknc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mtcaowktic2jWhat has population genomics told us about the dynamics of selection and plant adaptation? https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/43/8/msag171/8736414?login=true17 Aug 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcaowktic2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mt7axscckk2gReimagining plant science training in the era of generative artificial intelligence: a global perspective https://academic.oup.com/plcell/article/38/6/koag140/867666016 Aug 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7axscckk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mt775tbkmc2kPopulation and Ecotypic Differentiation in the Poaceae: Past and Present Approaches https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12229-026-09335-016 Aug 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt775tbkmc2k