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Rob Last's fifth president's letter
This continues the experiment of publishing the President’s Letter as part of a collection of essays and other resources related to the topic (https://community.plantae.org/path/5277540829945137009). Please also have a look at the previous collections on the future…
SciComm Resources
BlogI would love to start a thread for people to share their favorite online SciComm Resources related to developing materials, short courses, strategies etc. I have listed a few that I have found below.
1. ASLO Scientists Guide to Social Media
2. Running a Reddit Ask me Anything
3. Tips for breaking…
Informational Interview with Prof. Vance Baird Professor; Chair, Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by Rostislav Blume, ASPB Conviron Scholar
I had honor to interview Prof. William Vance Baird, who is recently Chair at Department of Horticulture in Michigan State University. I had pleasure to meet Prof. Baird personally some time ago, so I asked him to share his thoughts…
Seeding Discovery Winner, Horton Lai, Conducts Climate Change Research using GEN1000
BlogSee Conviron's press release
Scientists at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Canada are leading the way when it comes to solving problems such as how to feed a growing population and alleviate the effects of climate change. BCIT is focusing on experimentation…
Twin-Positive Motifs Function as Specific Plastid Targeting Signals
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefPrecise trafficking of proteins to their proper destinations in the cell, whether to an organelle, a membrane, or the cytoplasm, is required for optimal cellular function. Because most plastid proteins are nucleus-encoded and translated in the cytoplasm, proper targeting and import relies on the presence…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Na Li
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesNa Li, co-first author of Pseudo Response Regulators regulate photoperiodic hypocotyl growth by repressing PIF4/5 transcription
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Education: B.S. in College…
Exosome-Deficient Mutants Reveal Rare Promoter Upstream Transcripts (PROMPTs) in Arabidopsis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefIn eukaryotes and archaea, protein-coding DNA is transcribed to messenger RNA (mRNA) via a preinitiation complex (PIC) composed of over 100 proteins, among them regulatory proteins, numerous transcription factors, and RNA polymerase II—the enzyme that produces precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA). Although…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Peng Zhou
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesPeng Zhou, first author of Meta Gene Regulatory Networks in Maize Highlight Functionally Relevant Regulatory Interactions
Current Position: Post-doctoral Associate in Dr. Nathan Springer lab at the University of Minnesota
Education: Ph.D. (Plant Pathology) in University of Minnesota; M.Sc. (Forensic…
RNA polymerase II transcription: cleave to elongate
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAntosz et al. show that the ability of RNA polymerase II to cleave transcripts is required for proper transcription and plant growth.
Wojciech Antosz and Klaus Grasser, University of Regensburg
https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00891
Background: In plants as in other eukaryotes, nuclear…