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the radical botanical is a science communication blog: giving a voice to intersectional scientists, sharing plant science, and discussing disability. created and curated by phd student emily may armstrong.

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it's competition time!! Please like and comment on this video for the @uofglasgow MVLS #UofGImpact in 60 seconds competition! V lucky to have such willing friends (@witchlit @a.blanka @holtz__ @yoiain @elizamairibuc @ryaaanmd). What do you think? Let me know below 🌱💫🎉💕🤙 #plantscience #biologyart #biology #science #outreach #learning #growth #genetics #cellsorting #plants #instaplant #botanics #botany #epigenetics #molecularbiology #cellbiology #cells #dogs #friends #outreach #leaves #scicomm #sciencecommunication #scienceblogger #radicalbotanical #glasgow #peoplemakeglasgow #scotland

I've been dealing with some really nasty fatigue this week, but here's an example of ion extraction from dried plant shoots using hydrochloric acid. The supernatant (liquid) is purple because this particular plant had a higher level of anthocyanins, protective pigments which plants produce when they're stressed. The second photo is my abso massive delivery of polystyrene falcon tube racks cus a gal can never have enough racks. What's everyone doing with their weekends? #plantscience #research #biology #outreach #acid #plants #instaplant #genetics #outreach #communication #molecularbiology #cellbiology

I'm 25 on the 7th of May! But, also on the 7th of May, my science communication video is going live! The competition's called "Impact in 60 Seconds" & is run by college of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences at @uofglasgow. I'll put another post up when it's live, but 30% of the marks are calculated by social media impact. SO: I need all of you radical botanical fans to share this video on Facebook, Twitter, and instagram! Keep checking back for updates 💫💕🎬🌱 #scicomm #outreach #research #plantscience #plantbiology #genetics #science #biology #learning #impact #engage

I've been pushing myself to my physical limits this past two weeks. Moving flats & handling a massively energy intensive hydroponics & ion quantification experiment has been a bit of a challenge for my body. Right now I'm working on finishing off an impact in 60 seconds video (another post to come soon!), organising my trip to Boston/NYC, and planning my disability outreach lightning talk. I also need to copy edit an article and plan a piece I'm submitting to huffpost... There's going on, but I've got a handle on it (I hope!). 🌿 Here's a photo of some hydroponically grown #arabidopsis I'm stressing out with salt, to find out which genes are responsible for controlling salt stress response. 🌵 ALSO WOW, WHEN DID I GET TO >900 FOLLOWERS? can we crank it to beyond 1000 for my birthday on the 7th of May? 💕💫🎉💖🌱 #science #research #biology #outreach #plantscience #plantbiology #plants #instaplant #disabilitylife #communication #genetics #plantgrowth #bioscience #green

I've been moving flat this week! I spent two years in my last place which was lovely, but definitely time to move on. Now I'm 5 mins from the lab in a beautiful old tenement. Here's 1/4 of my house plant collection ready for moving! // I've got a huge day of hydroponics transfer on no sleep, so check my story for updates. #plantscience #instabio #instaplant #biology #research #houseplants #houseplantsofinstagram #plantgang #oxalis #maranta #pilea

fresh weights! this week I'm doing high throughput large scale quantitative phenotyping. I've been growing plants in hydroponics for 3 weeks, and I stressed ½ of them with salt. Now, I'm weighing the shoot and root systems of three different genotypes (two are knockout mutants) to compare how they respond to salt stress. Then, I'll calculate #sodium ion accumulation in the shoot using flame #spectometry and determine if my #genes of interest are required for tissue specific responses to salt stress 🌱🌿🌾. #plantscience #plantbiology #plants #instaplant #biology #research #researcher #science #salt #botany #genetics #phenotype #growth #assay #scienceblogger #scientistswhoselfie #arabidopsis #epigenetics

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