Ajwal Dsouza
@DsouzaAjwal
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PhD candidate @uofg | I write about cutting-edge plant science discoveries
Guelph, Ontario
Joined June 2018
Adding far-red absorbing chlorophyll from cyanobacteria into plants could boost photosynthesis by up to 26%. Leaves are efficient at absorbing and using visible light (400–700 nm) to fuel photosynthesis. But far-red light (FR) (700–800 nm) that penetrates deeper in plant canopies
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Found this signed copy of @RichardDawkins’s The Greatest Show on Earth at a thrift store!. An absolute treasure.
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High planting density improves defence responses by altering root microbiome. Maize plants emit a volatile compound called linalool that influences the growth and development of neighboring plants. In high-density plantings, linalool emissions trigger the release of
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Five tools that have outsized returns in my work and life:.1. Dotted grid notebook .2. AirPods Pro.3. @wakingup for mindfulness meditation.4. @instapaper for saving and reading articles.5. @NotebookLM for learning. What's your stack of five life-changing tools?.
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If you like potatoes, thank tomatoes. Recent study shows that potatoes evolved from a wild tomato species around 9 million years ago. In a recent study published in @Cell, Zhang et al analyzed 450 genomes of cultivated and wild potato species. They found that modern potatoes
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RT @CellPressNews: Potato evolved from tomato 9 million years ago. @NHM_London Sandra Knapp.@UBC Loren H. Rieseber….
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Starting a fresh lab notebook is such a joy! . Here are my conventions for good lab notebook practices.
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How plants turned predator--the evolution of carnivorous plants Magazine.
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RT @DsouzaAjwal: Low glycemic index rice for countering diabetes in Asia. Type 2 diabetes is rising, especially in Asia where rice is a sta….
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Plants facing the heat.A special issue of @ScienceMagazine diving into how heat affects plants—the present and future.
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Herbivore-triggered leaf volatiles improve plant performance through jasmonate-mediated plant-soil interactions. When herbivores attack plants, they trigger the release of green leaf volatiles (HAL, HOL, and HAC). These compounds activate jasmonate production both at the attack
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RT @DsouzaAjwal: Genomic and genetic insights into Mendel’s pea genes. Feng et al show the specific genes behind Mendel’s seven famous pea….
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RT @SciSustAg: "Currently, developing a new crop variety in the UK can take up to eight years. However, with the creation of this new progr….
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Cambridge researchers have secured £7.5 million to build "programmable plants," a revolutionary initiative poised to transform agriculture
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Low glycemic index rice for countering diabetes in Asia. Type 2 diabetes is rising, especially in Asia where rice is a staple food. Developing low-glycemic index (GI) rice can have outsized benefits in controlling diabetes. Tiozon et al review the potential of low GI and high
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The future is the future of "vibes". Vibes will be highly sought after; the force that drives the free market of written content. Vibes make us human, and only humans can make vibes. AI-written text, therefore, can stand up to truly human vibe-rich writing.
I wrote an essay about the types of writing that I don't think AIs can easily replace. Thank you very much to @RuxandraTeslo, @owl_posting, @eryney_ok and others for speaking to me for this one. TL;DR: Double down on original reporting, missing context, and deep reflections.
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