Ep. 322 - Rue-production in Thalictrum
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2021
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Plant sex is strange. Rooted in place, plants have had to get really creative (evolutionarily speaking) when it comes to reproduction. Moreover, there is no single pathway to success, and each plant lineage seems to have evolved multiple strategies for swapping gametes. Joining us to talk about the sex lives of one genus of plants is PhD student Melody Sain. Melody has turned her research focus onto the meadow rues in the genus Thalictrum and she is uncovering a fascinating world of genetic blueprints that have resulted in differences in sex expression among these plants. This episode was produced in part by Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:33.4 | Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of indefensiveplants.com. What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? If you have not already, please consider picking up a copy of my book. It's called Indefensive Plants and Exploration into the Wonder of Plants and you don't have to be a total plant nut like us to enjoy it. There is something in there for everyone as long as you're curious about the natural world. |
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| 1:00.7 | And speaking of The Wonder of Plants, my guest today is with us in celebrating how interesting |
| 1:06.1 | and amazing plants can truly be. |
| 1:08.5 | Joining us from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is PhD student Melody Sane. |
| 1:13.3 | Melody is particularly interested in studying how and why different plants have sex. |
| 1:18.9 | Specifically, she looks at the genetic underpinnings of sex and plants. And to do that, |
| 1:23.3 | she's looking at a group of plants many of us will be familiar with. The Ruse in the genus |
| 1:28.0 | thylictrum. It's really fascinating research, and it just goes to show you how amazing the world |
| 1:33.7 | of plants can be, and just how different plants can be from one another. I'm going to let her |
| 1:37.8 | explain this all to you because she's an incredible science communicator, so let's just jump right |
| 1:42.0 | into it. Without further ado, here's my conversation |
| 1:44.4 | with Melody Sane. I hope you enjoy. All right, Melody Sane, it is so great to have you on the podcast. |
| 2:03.3 | I'm really excited to talk to you today. |
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