@_AlexBowles

Research Fellow at @OxfordBiology @QueensCollegeOx interested in the evolution of plants and algae

queens.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-alexander-bowles/
Joined December 2012
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Just published! authors.elsevier.com/a/1nzOJ… @mrillig @fmartin1954 @dromius @CurrentBiology
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@newscientistSep 18
Reading for pleasure boosts memory, empathy and mental health newscientist.com/article/258…
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🌱 How did plants develop the ability to transport water? My new research in @PlantPhys suggests it wasn't a single evolutionary breakthrough 💧 Plant “plumbing” was built piece by piece over hundreds of millions of years academic.oup.com/plphys/arti… @OxfordBiology @UniofOxford
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Every child deserves the opportunity to discover the joy of reading.   
Reading with a child for 10 minutes a day can kick-start a life-changing habit and inspire a lifelong love of books. 
 
Join the movement: joinraisingreaders.com 
 
#RaisingReaders #ReadingIsGolden
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The contribution and responses of mosses to the global carbon cycle dlvr.it/TTY1vL #plantscience
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One of my all time favorites! This #infographic helps you to visualize geologic time. Earth came into being at the shoulder, single cell organisms started at the forearm, humans only rocked up at the tip of the finger nail. Source: buff.ly/2J6011c
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@NatureJul 6
Your morning coffee is critically endangered go.nature.com/44bafYQ

Coffee is under threat: how scientists are fighting to save it from extinction

Nature - Coffee plants are critically endangered by climate change. Researchers are finding solutions to keep scientists supplied with their favourite discovery fuel.

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Think you know aquatic plants? 7 facts that might surprise you 👇🌊 Read more: shorturl.at/0bCm1 As highlighted in @CurrentBiology, while at @UniofOxford @OxfordBiology
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The Venus flytrap is renowned for its ultrafast snap traps, which can capture insects in a fraction of a second. New research reveals that trap closure is triggered by a rapid softening of the epidermal cell walls, uncovering the physical mechanism behind this remarkable movement. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/4fG2Bg3
A Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) leaf closes around a trapped fly. Photo: Alex Hyde/NPL/Minden Pictures

ALT A Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) leaf closes around a trapped fly. Photo: Alex Hyde/NPL/Minden Pictures

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Freshly published! My new paper exploring Aquatic Plants as part of a special issue on Plant Evolution in @CurrentBiology authors.elsevier.com/a/1nEdl… @OxfordBiology @UniofOxford
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🌹 Stop and smell the roses From ancient wild roses to today's fragrant, colourful cultivars, every bloom carries a remarkable hidden history. Read more: shorturl.at/GTbd5 #Roses #Gardening #PlantScience #Evolution #Nature
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@BBCNewsJun 5
Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction bbc.in/43OJ5GZ

Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction

Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback - which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.

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Nature Plants@NaturePlantsMay 26
New Editorial: "Remembrance of plants past" rdcu.be/fkN8D The timescales on which plants operate are both much shorter and much longer than those on which we function. All we can observe are the traces they leave behind.
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The rise of polyploids during environmental upheaval: Cell cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…

The rise of polyploids during environmental upheaval

From the dating of 132 ancient whole-genome duplication events across 470 angiosperms, paleopolyploidization events cluster around pivotal periods of environmental upheaval and extinction, notably...

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Nature Plants@NaturePlantsMay 6
New Article: "Water lily complete genomes illuminate the innovations of water lilies and early angiosperms" rdcu.be/fhdEb Gapless genomes for three water lily species: genetic keys to fertilization, floral colour and scent, and evolution of early flowering plants.
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Spring as a symphony of plant chemicals 🌿 the molecules that turn a simple walk into a sensory explosion
Nature Plants@NaturePlantsApr 24
New Editorial: "Smells like spring spirit" rdcu.be/ffaAx The return of spring is an excellent occasion to celebrate the secondary metabolites that are the basis for the wonderfully diverse aromas and tastes of plants, which are used for our culinary pleasure.
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Tuna@antea04Apr 10
I'm a data scientist @OurWorldinData and I need help from a botanist or someone local to Kyoto, Japan! 🌸 We present one of the world’s longest climate records: 1,200 years of peak cherry blossom dates in Kyoto. The researcher who maintained it, Professor Yasuyuki Aono, sadly passed away last year.
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Great to chat with @caordonezparra about my research @OxfordBiology @UniofOxford On the ordinary yet extraordinary lives of plants for @botanyone @annbot botany.one/alex-bowles-on-th…

Alex Bowles: on the Ordinary yet Extraordinary Life of Plants

Botany One interviews Dr Alexander Bowles, an evolutionary botanist interested in the processes that have driven plant and algae diversity

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Our new experimental evolution study across 30+ locations using the plant Arabidopsis thaliana —— we direct "see" adaptation and extinction to different climates at the genetic as it happens! Read it in Science dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.a… @UCBerkeley @hhmi_science
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New research provides insight into succulent development and could be applied in agricultural contexts to engineer water conservation strategies. Learn more in this week’s issue of Science Advances: scim.ag/3Pkc5mb
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