George R. L. Greiff

Research Associate in the Carella Group at the John Innes Centre. Interested in plant-microbe interactions, evo-devo & natural history.

[George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss]

Very happy to introduce a new fungus to the world, Endoantria benetecta, which represents not only a new species but a new genus of ascomycetes. It is special as it has only been found in temperate rainforests in Scotland and Wales. It's a super interesting fungus: here's why

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[George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss]

@NathanProbably @BBCNews Thanks Nathan! Again, super grateful for your work setting this all up :)

[N Smith @NathanProbably]

Big congrats to the exceedingly fungal @ilichenmoss for their @BBCNews debut. Was really fun to work together on this and a real tribute to the excellent work that George does (and continues to do!) 🍄 https://t.co/oBdoZJeU1x

[George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss]

@BUCBotany And I recall our team got clobbered harder than the fungus kills the moss 😂

[George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss]

@GoJodfrey Nice. The fungus is very likely there as well. The closest record is in North Western Germany very close to the border with Denmark. I will be interesting to know the extent of the fungus there, particularly on roofs.

[George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss]

Very happy to introduce a new fungus to the world, Endoantria benetecta, which represents not only a new species but a new genus of ascomycetes. It is special as it has only been found in temperate rainforests in Scotland and Wales. It's a super interesting fungus: here's why

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[Takeshi Sentoku (千徳 毅） @amf_sentoku]

fine root endophyte（FRE）の樹枝状体もなかなか綺麗なんですよ。
文字通り樹枝状体な感じ

[Canada @Canada]

Canada can be breathtaking. But even the Canadian Rockies have their limits. ⛰️

With AI, photos and videos can look real, even when they are not. #ThinkBeforeYouShare

[Philip Carella @Phil_Carella]

Happy to share our latest pre-print on the evolution of TIR-mediated immunity in plants. Led by @E_B_Kennedy and @Khongsam_Chia from our lab @JohnInnesCentre with a big assist from @mhz1989 and @jonathandgjones @TheSainsburyLab. Check out El's twitter thread below:

[George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss]

@E_B_Kennedy @Khongsam_Chia Congratulations!

[Takeshi Sentoku (千徳 毅） @amf_sentoku]

根は綺麗でしたね。
菌根菌も普通に共生してました。
様子見です

[Satoshi Kawato 川戸 智 @KawatoSatoshi]

おかげさまで、gbdrawのGitHub starsが100個になりました。ありがとうございます

[あらぶ @tasukete945_JP]

タマゴケについた菌

[George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss]

@tasukete945_JP I think it is cyanobacteria growing epiphytically on the moss.

[George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss]

@TaijiShira Bryoscyphus atromarginatus / conocephali relative.

[Takeshi Sentoku (千徳 毅） @amf_sentoku]

レタスの根に共生するアーバスキュラー菌根菌の樹枝状体
宿主のレタスからAM菌へ油滴の流れが見えるよう

[Stephen G. Rae @BardCumberland]

A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen.

📍my favourite oak #lakedistrict

[Rebecca Wheeler @botany_beck]

Isn’t Bogbean just glorious! 🤩 Menyanthes trifoliata looking beautiful for #wildflowerhour

[Donna Rainey @donnarainey4]

Some of the Adder's tongue ferns in my front garden. #wildflowerhour Indicator of old grassland.

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

My photo vs AI SLOP! You CANT tell the difference anymore! 😤
It is so SUFFOCATING to watch social media be filled with deceptive AI that is drawing attention away from real photographers and REAL stories trying to be told about wildlife!
It is so DANGEROUS for conservation! 🕷️

[George R. L. Greiff @ilichenmoss]

@mottii1965 Usually this genus of fungus weakens the host.

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

The disrespect for scientists these days is shocking. I made the news for photographing an extremely rare spider in the jungles of PNG and the comments are just full of dismissive people. What has happened to having respect for experts in their field?