Orchidiot & research group leader at #Kew gardens. Intrigued by #orchids, #phylogenies, #genomes and #plants in general (#coca too these days)🙃
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Deeply humbled and thrilled to be featured with a profile in @NewPhyt on my career as a Colombian scientist working at #KewGardens! 🤓📖🧬🌸
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"I'm motivated by the idea that the work we do … can ripple outward; that our research can serve people, protect biodiversity & contribute to a deeper appreciation of life on Earth."
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ALT Fig. 1 The Orchid Tree of Life poster visually summarizes the main findings of our study, ‘The origin and speciation of orchids’ (Pérez-Escobar et al., 2024).
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Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar retweeted
The absolute cowardice of @edsheeran.
History will remember
Macklemore Speaks Out After Being Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour, Says Singer Claimed That Saying 'Free Palestine' Was 'Hurtful to a Lot of People' variety.com/2026/music/news/…
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Abelardo de la Esprilla dice que no va a prometer milagros; desde ya nos está prácticamente diciendo que su gestión va a ser un desastre. Lo que me parece curioso es que él prometió que iba a fundar a la Patria milagro. No hay un solo segundo de su vida que no se contradiga ese tipo?
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Elon Musks needs to stay out of UK politics.
RT if you agree!
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🌿Muchas gracias @palmiraunal por este perfil sobre mi trayectoria científica: desde estudiante de Ing Agro hasta realizar ciencia en @kewgardens🌸
Espero que esta historia inspire a hacer ciencia y contribuir al estudio de la gran biodiversidad de 🇨🇴
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Reform took a £5m donation and they're trying to distract you. Farage is just another establishment stooge.
Like in Gorton & Denton - the only way to stop Reform on Thursday - Vote Green.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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So Farage might debate me *after* the local elections.
Ludicrous. Don't vote for Reform - they're lying to you.
Vote Green - for hope and a plan.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
'All he wants is a great big row'
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage told #BBCBreakfast he 'he'll think about it' when asked if he would debate Green Party leader Zack Polanski
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‼️BREAKING | Greens surge into LEAD (1st!!)
🟢 Grn: 21.4% (+2.1)
➡️ Ref: 20.9% (-1.4)
🔵 Con: 20.5% (+0.2)
🔴 Lab: 17.0% (-0.4)
🟠 Lib: 9.2% (-1.9)
Poll: @LordAPolls, 26-30 Mar (+/- vs 19-23 Feb)
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Estamos a un 5,7% de ganar en primera vuelta. Es difícil, pero no imposible. ¿Nos ponemos el reto?
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So thrilled that our paper “The origin and speciation of orchids” is featured in the high-impact collection of @NewPhyt (124th anniversary) as the top cited & 2nd most read (34K+ reads, 83 cites) amongst +800 papers!
A global effort of 48 researchers!
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Super excited to share this short documentary on the orchid research we do at @kewgardens and how it supports conservation (feat. my amazing colleagues Viswambharan Sarasan, Bala Kompali, and myself!) 🌸 w huge thanks to Kew’s amazing social media team!
🎬 youtu.be/68sMYtaffBE
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Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."
RT if Mick is right.
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Dear friends, grab your umbrella and get yourself to the polls this Thursday to stop Reform!
Good luck to Hannah Spencer 💓
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Not sure why Labour MPs would bother to shake their heads when the facts are being spoken.
Want a party that's not been bought and paid for?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
"They're serving the interests of multi-millionaires and billionaires."
@ZackPolanski on @itvpeston
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Gorton and Denton prediction:
Reform UK in first,
Greens close second,
Labour in third.
But, it doesn't have to be this way. Greens can win if everyone gets behind them! But we need everyone to get out and vote Green!
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"I think President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic, and he is Islamophobic."
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has responded to a series of verbal attacks from Donald Trump.
Latest ➡️ trib.al/TRkctJL
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The truth: we need migration.
The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.
Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.
Reject it. Draw the line.
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