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David J. Thomas

@DaveJThomas

Plant Biologist | OU grad | Postdoc with the Center for Bioenergy Innovation Switchgrass Domestication Team

Joined October 2022
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#Rapidtome users! I have updated the sled design to accommodate thick washers. The new design and all other files are available here: thingiverse.com/thing:604347…

Rapid-Tome by DavidJThomas

The Rapid-Tome is a hand-held microtome for sectioning high aspect ration fresh tissue samples like plant stems and roots. This tool is part of an open source publication in BMC Plant Methods. The...

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Maybe I've melted my last petri dish...
Sebastian S. Cocioba🪄🌷 (@ATinyGreenCell) profile pictureSebastian S. Cocioba🪄🌷@ATinyGreenCell14 Apr 2023
I love these autoclavable "petri dishes". They are 50mm bead boxes used for storing fly fishing tackle, but are made of polypropylene and have snap fit lids. Been using these for 3 years now and never turning back. Yay, minimizing disposable plastic waste! tidycrafts.com/collections/b…
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Image from Sebastian S. Cocioba🪄🌷 (@ATinyGreenCell)
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Has anyone used this yet? r-bloggers.com/2023/04/intro…
Introducing `askgpt`: a chat interface that helps you to learn R!

Introducing `askgpt`: a chat interface that helps you to learn R!

Everyone is talking about AI at the moment. So when I talked to my collogues Mariken and Kasper the other day about how to make teaching R more engaging and how to help students overcome their...

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Plant Methods@PlantMethods8 Feb 2023
The rapid-tome, a 3D-printed microtome, and an updated hand-sectioning method for high-quality plant sectioning Full text: tinyurl.com/2kj7ys8u #PlantScience #CrossSection
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Small fish, huge news! Biologists at White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery in West Virginia recently released hatchery-raised candy darters into the wild for the first time ever! 📸: Courtesy of Joel Sartore/Photo Ark
A long narrow fish with a rounded nose and colorful stripes, swims against the backdrop of a dark background.

ALT A long narrow fish with a rounded nose and colorful stripes, swims against the backdrop of a dark background.

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After more than 20 years of effort perennial rice (PR) has become a reality. PR produced yields in each of four consecutive years comparable to yields from the current leading annual cultivars. PR cropping resulted in increased #soil organic #carbon. #ag nature.com/articles/s41893-0…
Sustained productivity and agronomic potential of perennial rice

Sustained productivity and agronomic potential of perennial rice

Nature Sustainability - The environmental and socioeconomic costs of annual crops challenge their sustainability. This study reports the successful breeding of perennial rice and assesses its...

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Interesting paper on carnivorous pitcher plant fluid properties. Dreaming of researching Nepenthes in its native range with its "carpet like" growth form.
Kadeem Gilbert (@GilbertKadeem) profile pictureKadeem Gilbert@GilbertKadeem29 Sep 2022
My latest paper on Nepenthes pitchers is now up! Thanks to coauthors Thibaut, Weng Ngai, Felicia, and @NaomiPierceMCZ: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
A semi-detritivorous pitcher plant, Nepenthes ampullaria diverges in its regulation of pitcher...

A semi-detritivorous pitcher plant, Nepenthes ampullaria diverges in its regulation of pitcher...

Tropical pitcher plants (Nepenthes) are carnivorous plants that trap and digest prey using highly modified fluid-filled leaves known as pitchers. Prey are digested by plant-secreted enzymes and pit...

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I always thought switchgrass vascular bundles had some spooky potential, so I finally made this. Needs a name though...
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The Rapid-Tome, a 3D-Printed Microtome, and an Updated Hand-Sectioning Method for High-Quality Plant Sectioning biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_plants
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