Best Will Nett Podcasts (2025)

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Eros + Massacre Episode 18: Teen Delinquent Hell with Byron Lueders 1:37:09

28d ago1:37:09

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Ditch class, rev your engines, sharpen your switchblades, and roll up some reefer! Extremely patient friend of the show Byron Lueders joined me for this episode that we recorded four score and seven years ago (or at least that’s how long it feels), all about American teenage girl gang films in the 1950s and ’60s. In the episode, we focus primarily …

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House Hacking How-To's | Featuring Caitlin Fish (Knipe Realty) 48:35

2M ago48:35

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Send us a text Casey is joined by Caitlin Fish of Knipe Realty for an interesting and informative conversation regarding house hacking how-to's to help you achieve homeownership faster, and how to make your home work for you. Casey Carpenter Loan Officer & Mortgage Advisor NMLS 1458123 Ready to Apply? Visit www.mtgxps.com | Mortgage Express, LLC NM…

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Understanding the Non-QM World | Featuring Josh Jensen 44:11

2M ago44:11

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Send us a text Casey is joined by Josh Jensen of Newfi Wholesale for an interesting and informative conversation regarding non-qm mortgage solutions to help homebuyers achieve the milestone of homeownership faster than conventional options. Casey Carpenter Loan Officer & Mortgage Advisor NMLS 1458123 Ready to Apply? Visit www.mtgxps.com | Mortgage …

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Eros + Massacre Episode 17: Jess Franco’s Horny Detective with John Dickson 2:04:32

2M ago2:04:32

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It’s officially spring, which seems like a fitting time to release the first — but certainly not last — Jess Franco episode of the show. Thanks to Patreon supporter Pat Radke for requesting a series of Jess episodes! Chicago film programmer John Dickson, from the Oscarbate podcast and film collective, joined me for a particularly wild discussion of…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 16: Japanese V-Cinema with Tom Mes 1:13:14

2M ago1:13:14

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It’s spring equinox and Eros + Massacre is emerging from hibernation! This first episode of 2025 is a discussion with cinema historian Tom Mes. He’s an international treasure and many of you were likely introduced to some incredible Japanese films due to his exhaustive writing and research and his site Midnight Eye. He just released a new book, Jap…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 15: Ghost Stories for Christmas with Will Dodson, Part 2 1:36:30

5M ago1:36:30

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We are still in the no man’s land between Christmas and New Year’s Day, so hopefully this second part of my two-part episode on the BBC’s original Ghost Stories for Christmas series with Will Dodson will get you through. As a reminder, in part one we discussed six M.R. James adaptations, mostly from the original series. Part two takes us through th…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 14: Ghost Stories for Christmas with Will Dodson, Part 1 1:54:04

5M ago1:54:04

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My sweet Yuletide angels, here is the other two-part episode I’m shoehorning into this December. I’ll have the second part up later this week (though it will be on my Patreon earlier) so you all have something to listen to when you’re driving to and fro family holiday events this week. I have been absolutely dying to do an episode on the BBC’s orig…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 13: Teruo Ishii’s Joys of Torture with Chris Haskell, part 2 1:05:49

5M ago1:05:49

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Here is part two of this journey through Teruo Ishii’s Joys of Torture with Chris Haskell (from the They Live By Film and Punk Vacation podcasts). Part one covered Tokugawa: Women’s Genealogy (1968), Shogun’s Joy of Torture (1968), and Orgies of Edo (1969), and in this episode we packed in Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love (1969), Inferno of Tor…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 12: Teruo Ishii’s Joys of Torture with Chris Haskell, part 1 1:21:13

5M ago1:21:13

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After a much needed break, I’m back! I have been DYING to do a few podcast episodes on underrated Japanese master Teruo Ishii and Chris Haskell (from the They Live By Film and Punk Vacation podcasts) was kind enough to agree to my insane demand that we cover all the films in Ishii’s Joys of Torture series. Ishii directed seven films in 1968 and 196…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 11: The Labyrinth of Robbe-Grillet with Christopher Norris 1:58:12

7M ago1:58:12

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For the latest Eros + Massacre episode, designer, writer, musician, and jack of all trades Christopher Norris joined me to talk about one of our mutual favorites, Alain Robbe-Grillet, a giant of modern French literature, a genius filmmaker, and an unabashed pervert. We focused on three of his classic films, each from a different decade: Trans-Europ…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 10: The Battle of Algiers with Andrew Nette 1:41:28

7M ago1:41:28

1:41:28

Andrew Nette, my co-editor on Revolution in 35mm, joined me for this rather intense episode about Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers (1966). We talk a lot about the film’s powerful impact, the Algerian struggle for independence from French colonial occupation, the cost and effectiveness of violence, Pontecorvo’s time in the Italian resistance…

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S3E7 | Hailong Yang | Translational landscape in a maize microRNA biogenesis mutant 27:48

7M ago27:48

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No Time To Read podcast S3E7 Translational landscape in a maize microRNA biogenesis mutant Guest: Hailong Yang, Bartlett lab, University of Massachusetts Amherst Previously at Beth Thompson’s lab, East Carolina University Twitter/X: @hailongcorn Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis…

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S3E6 | Natalie Hoffmann | Cell wall integrity and endomembrane trafficking 18:08

8M ago18:08

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No Time To Read podcast S3E6 Cell wall integrity and endomembrane trafficking Guest: Natalie Hoffmann, McFarlane lab, University of Toronto Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis

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Eros + Massacre Episode 9: Giallo Fever with Clyde Folley 1:18:53

8M ago1:18:53

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Starting this September, the Criterion Channel is running a series on giallo films. It includes thirteen films from The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) through Tenebrae (1982), covering a lot of the greatest hits of the genre with a few added bonus in the mix as well. Criterion video editor, Channel programmer, and all around lovely person Clyde Foll…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 8: Donald Sutherland is Tapping Your Phone with Robert Skvarla 2:02:59

8M ago2:02:59

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It broke my heart that the absolutely wonderful Donald Sutherland died this summer, even though… The post Eros + Massacre Episode 8: Donald Sutherland is Tapping Your Phone with Robert Skvarla appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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Eros + Massacre Episode 7: An Interview With Maestro Fabio Frizzi 1:19:46

9M ago1:19:46

1:19:46

Over the years I’ve talked a lot about how Fulci’s City of the Living Dead (1980)… The post Eros + Massacre Episode 7: An Interview With Maestro Fabio Frizzi appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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S3E5 | Joseph Gallagher | GRASSY TILLERS1 (GT1) and SIX-ROWED SPIKE1 (VRS1) homologs share conserved roles in growth repression 19:13

9M ago19:13

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No Time To Read podcast S3E5 GRASSY TILLERS1 (GT1) and SIX-ROWED SPIKE1 (VRS1) homologs share conserved roles in growth repression Guest: Joseph Gallagher, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Twitter/X: @Joe_P_Gallagher Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 6: Beach Party Bonanza with Keith Allison 2:24:15

9M ago2:24:15

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I have been wanting to do an episode on American International Pictures’ beach party series… The post Eros + Massacre Episode 6: Beach Party Bonanza with Keith Allison appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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Eros + Massacre Episode 5: A Mario Bava Birthday Special with Bill Ackerman 2:07:22

10M ago2:07:22

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Happy belated birthday to Mario Bava, who was born on July 31 (much like me).… The post Eros + Massacre Episode 5: A Mario Bava Birthday Special with Bill Ackerman appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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Eros + Massacre Preview: July Movie Diary Bonus Episode 4:36

10M ago4:36

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Learn more about what wild and obscure movies I’m watching by following me on Patreon… The post Eros + Massacre Preview: July Movie Diary Bonus Episode appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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Eros + Massacre Episode 4: Third Window Films with Adam Torel 1:22:19

10M ago1:22:19

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For this episode, I was joined by Adam Torel, the owner of Third Window Films,… The post Eros + Massacre Episode 4: Third Window Films with Adam Torel appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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Eros + Massacre Episode 3: American Hero, Sexual Anarchist with Klon Waldrip

11M ago

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This Fourth of July, I wanted to celebrate a real American hero and who better… The post Eros + Massacre Episode 3: American Hero, Sexual Anarchist with Klon Waldrip appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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S3E4 | Muthappa Senthil-Kumar | Combined plant stress database 27:33

11M ago27:33

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No Time To Read podcast S3E4 Combined plant stress database Guest: Muthappa Senthil-Kumar, Principal Investigator, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), India Twitter/X: @SCIPdatabase Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 2: Funeral Parade of Roses with Celeste de la Cabra

11M ago

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Episode two is all about one of my favorite experimental Japanese New Wave films and… The post Eros + Massacre Episode 2: Funeral Parade of Roses with Celeste de la Cabra appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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S3E3 | Cara Winter & Pablo Szekely | SHR and SCR coordinate root patterning and growth early in the cell cycle 26:59

11M ago26:59

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No Time To Read podcast S3E3 SHR and SCR coordinate root patterning and growth early in the cell cycle Guest: Cara Winter, Associate Research Professor, Duke University Pablo Szekely, Postdoc, Benfey Lab, Duke University Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis…

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Eros + Massacre Episode 1: The Last Italian Surrealist with Chris Haskell

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It’s heeeere! I’m Samm Deighan and I’m beyond excited to launch the first episode of… The post Eros + Massacre Episode 1: The Last Italian Surrealist with Chris Haskell appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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Eros + Massacre Coming Soon!

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Check out this short preview of Samm Deighan’s new podcast EROS + MASSACRE! Thanks! The post Eros + Massacre Coming Soon! appeared first on Cinepunx.By Samm Deighan

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S3E2 | Sonali Roy | The peptide GOLVEN10 alters root development and noduletaxis in Medicago truncatula 17:18

12M ago17:18

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No Time To Read podcast S3E2 The peptide GOLVEN10 alters root development and noduletaxis in Medicago truncatula Guest: Sonali Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee State University Twitter/X: @SonaliRoy_ Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: …

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S3E1 | Ryan Nett | Plant carbonic anhydrase-like enzymes in neuroactive alkaloid biosynthesis 23:21

1y ago23:21

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No Time To Read podcast S3E1 Plant carbonic anhydrase-like enzymes in neuroactive alkaloid biosynthesis Guest: Ryan Nett, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and cellular Biology, Harvard University Twitter/X: @rnett42 Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis…

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Season 3 is coming soon 1:34

1y ago1:34

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Season 3 of the No Time To Read podcast is starting soon. Thanks for your support as an audience.

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S2E9 | Sunil Kenchanmane Raju | DNA methylation and Gene duplication 32:05

2y ago32:05

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Article: DNA methylation signatures of duplicate gene evolution in angiosperms Journal: Plant Physiology Year: 2023 Guest: Sunil Kenchanmane Raju Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Gene duplication is a source of evolutionary novelty. DNA methylation may play a role in the evolution of duplicate genes (paralogs) through its association with gene expression…

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S2E8 | Margot Smit | Origin and timing of stomatal patterning 22:48

2y ago22:48

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Article: Extensive embryonic patterning without cellular differentiation primes the plant epidermis for efficient post-embryonic stomatal activities Journal: Developmental Cell Year: 2023 Guest: Margot Smit Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Plant leaves feature epidermal stomata that are organized in stereotyped patterns. How does the pattern originate? W…

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S2E7 | Katie Murphy | Specialized diterpenoid metabolism in maize 17:43

2y ago17:43

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Article: A dolabralexin-deficient mutant provides insight into specialized diterpenoid metabolism in maize Journal: Plant Physiology Year: 2023 Guest: Katie Murphy Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Two major groups of specialized metabolites in maize (Zea mays), termed kauralexins and dolabralexins, serve as known or predicted diterpenoid defenses against…

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S2E6 | Norman Best | Maize Tassel Development 10:20

2y ago10:20

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Article: Transcriptional responses to gibberellin in the maize tassel and control by DELLA domain proteins Journal: The Plant Journal Year: 2022 Guest: Norman Best Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract The plant hormone gibberellin (GA) impacts plant growth and development differently depending on the developmental context. In the maize (Zea mays) tassel, app…

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S2E5 | Rachel Shahan | Arabidopsis Root Cell Atlas 22:45

2+ y ago22:45

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Article: A single-cell Arabidopsis root atlas reveals developmental trajectories in wild-type and cell identity mutants Journal: Developmental Cell Year: 2022 Guest: Rachel Shahan Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract In all multicellular organisms, transcriptional networks orchestrate organ development. The Arabidopsis root, with its simple structure and ind…

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S2E4 | Guangchao Sun | Genome sequence of Paspalum vaginatum 26:41

2+ y ago26:41

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Article: Genome of Paspalum vaginatum and the role of trehalose mediated autophagy in increasing maize biomass Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2022 Guest: Guangchao Sun Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract A number of crop wild relatives can tolerate extreme stress to a degree outside the range observed in their domesticated relatives. However, it is un…

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S2E3 | Marta Laskowski | Root Meristem & Lateral Root 17:29

2+ y ago17:29

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Article: The miR156 juvenility factor and PLETHORA 2 form a regulatory network and influence timing of meristem growth and lateral root emergence Journal: Development Year: 2022 Guest: Marta Laskowski Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Plants develop throughout their lives: seeds become seedlings that mature and form fruits and seeds. Although the underlyi…

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S2E2 | Jenn Brophy | Synthetic Biology in Plant 20:01

2+ y ago20:01

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Article: Synthetic genetic circuits as a means of reprogramming plant roots Journal: Science Year: 2022 Guest: Jenn Brophy Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract The shape of a plant’s root system influences its ability to reach essential nutrients in the soil and to acquire water during drought. Progress in engineering plant roots to optimize water and nutrie…

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S2E1 | Ahmet Bakirbas | Can of Spinach 19:06

2+ y ago19:06

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Article: CAN OF SPINACH, a novel long non-coding RNA, affects iron deficiency responses in Arabidopsis thaliana Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science Year: 2022 Guest: Ahmet Bakirbas Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA molecules with functions independent of any protein-coding potential. A whole transcriptome (RNA-seq) s…

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S1E12 | Adrien Burlacot | Alternative Photosynthesis 31:55

3y ago31:55

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Article: Alternative photosynthesis pathways drive the algal CO2-concentrating mechanism Journal: Nature Year: 2022 Guest: Adrien Burlacot Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Global photosynthesis consumes ten times more CO2 than net anthropogenic emissions, and microalgae account for nearly half of this consumption. The high efficiency of algal photosynthe…

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S1E11 | Maura Zimmermann | Root Respiration 20:24

3y ago20:24

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Article: Oxygen uptake rates have contrasting responses to temperature in the root meristem and elongation zone Journal: Physiologia Plantarum Year: 2022 Guest: Maura Zimmermann Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Growing at either 15 or 25°C, roots of Arabidopsis thaliana, Columbia accession, produce cells at the same rate and have growth zones of the same…

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S1E10 | Cecilia Rodriguez-Furlan | Polarized IRK and KOIN 29:28

3y ago29:28

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Article: Distinct mechanisms orchestrate the contra-polarity of IRK and KOIN, two LRR-receptor-kinases controlling root cell division Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2022 Guest: Cecilia Rodriguez-Furlan Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract In plants, cell polarity plays key roles in coordinating developmental processes. Despite the characterization of s…

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S1E9 | Michael Nicolas | Above-ground potato 27:58

3y ago27:58

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Article: Spatial control of potato tuberization by the TCP transcription factor BRANCHED1b Journal: Nature Plants Year: 2022 Guest: Michael Nicolas Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract The control of carbon allocation, storage and usage is critical for plant growth and development and is exploited for both crop food production and CO2 capture. Potato tubers …

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S1E8 | Joseph Cammarata | Cytokinin-CLAVATA cross-talk regulates shoot meristem 28:30

3y ago28:30

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Article: Cytokinin–CLAVATA cross-talk is an ancient mechanism regulating shoot meristem homeostasis in land plants Journal: PNAS Year: 2022 Guest: Joseph Cammarata Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Plant shoots grow from stem cells within shoot apical meristems (SAMs), which produce lateral organs while maintaining the stem cell pool. In the model floweri…

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S1E7 | Ashley Hostetler | Embracing brace roots 20:47

3y ago20:47

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Article: Multiple brace root phenotypes promote anchorage and limit root lodging in maize Journal: Plant, Cell & Environment Year: 2022 Guest: Ashley Hostetler Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Plant mechanical failure (lodging) causes global yield losses of 7%−66% in cereal crops. We have previously shown that the above-ground nodal roots (brace roots) i…

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S1E6 | Vikram Jathar | Leaf size regulation 32:40

3y ago32:40

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Article: Spatial control of cell division by GA-OsGRF7/8 module in a leaf explaining the leaf length variation between cultivated and wild rice Journal: New Phytologist Year: 2022 Guest: Vikram Jathar Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Cellular and genetic understanding of the rice leaf size regulation is limited, despite rice being the staple food of more…

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S1E5 | Minya & Stephanie | Live imaging of floral organ 35:26

3y ago35:26

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Article: Quantitative live imaging of floral organ initiation and floral meristem termination in Aquilegia Journal: Development Year: 2022 Guest: Min Ya & Stephanie Conway Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract In-depth investigation of any developmental process in plants requires knowledge of both the underpinning molecular networks and how they directly dete…

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S1E4 | Grey Monroe | Mutations are NOT random 24:50

3y ago24:50

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Article: Mutation bias reflects natural selection in Arabidopsis thaliana Journal: Nature Year: 2022 Guest: Grey Monroe Host: Arif Ashraf Grey Monroes' tweetorial on this article: https://twitter.com/Grey_Monroe/status/1481298489191837701 Abstract Since the first half of the twentieth century, evolutionary theory has been dominated by the idea that…

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S1E3 | Ivan Radin | Mechanosensing in plant 32:20

3+ y ago32:20

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Article: Plant PIEZO homologs modulate vacuole morphology during tip growth Journal: Science Year: 2021 Guest: Ivan Radin Host: Arif Ashraf Molecular Plant Editorial highlight: Evolutionarily conserved mechanosensor PIEZO in land plants Abstract In animals, PIEZOs are plasma membrane–localized cation channels involved in diverse mechanosensory proc…

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S1E2 | Laura Bacete | Plant Cell Wall Stiffness 24:29

3+ y ago24:29

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Article: THESEUS1 modulates cell wall stiffness and abscisic acid production in Arabidopsis thaliana Journal: PNAS Year: 2021 Guest: Laura Bacete Host: Arif Ashraf A well explained Tweetorial from Laura: https://twitter.com/LauraBacete/status/1478342822780674053 Abstract Plant cells can be distinguished from animal cells by their cell walls and hig…

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