All plant species are associated with a diverse yet distinct assemblage of microorganisms known as the microbiome. Traditionally, the environment is considered the primary source of these microbes. However, Abdelfattah and colleagues' fascinating research shows that seeds can act as vehicles to share…

Review: Age is NOT just a number Aging of plants is marked by the growth and differentiation of individual organs, as well as transitions of the whole plant through developmental phases: juvenile, vegetative adult, and reproductive phase. In their recent review, Rankenberg et al. discuss how abiotic…

Mario Fenech Torre, first author of The role of GDP-L-Galactose phosphorylase in the control of ascorbate biosynthesis Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the Plant biotechnology and Biochemistry Lab at the University of Malaga Education: PhD in Molecular Biology (2020); MSc in Advanced…

Gayani Ekanayake, first author of DYNAMIN-RELATED PROTEIN DRP1A functions with DRP2B in plant growth, immune responses and FLS2 endocytosis Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar at The Ohio State University Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Missouri-Columbia (2014 – 2020) BS…

Hou et al. report a DEAD-box helicase as a component of the RNA microprocessor complex and highlight its importance in embryogenesis. Plant Cell http://bit.ly/2LhT7LO By Xiu-Li Hou,a,b Xiu-Fen Song,a,b Chun-Ming Liua,b,c a Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese…

We’re pleased to announce the next in our series of webinars that are drawn from contributed short videos, followed by a panel discussion. This week we’ll look at the topic of specialized metabolites, featuring scientists from the US, Israel, and India, moderated by Gitanjali Yadav. Plants are…

Baoguang Liu, first author of Transcriptional Reprogramming of Xylem Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Tension Wood https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab038 Current Position: Teacher, Academy of Forestry, Beihua University Education: Ph.D. in Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University Non-scientific…

Francesca B. Lopez, co-first author of Gene dosage compensation of rRNA transcript levels in Arabidopsis thaliana lines with reduced ribosomal gene copy number https://bit.ly/3pKnKc5 Current Position: PhD candidate at Genetics and Biotechnology lab under the supervision of Prof. Charles Spillane Non-scientific…