Jian Wang, first author of “Diterpene synthases from Leonurus japonicus elucidate epoxy-bridge formation of spiro-labdane diterpenoids” Current Position: State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China Education:…

Bian Wu, first author of “Natural variation in WHITE-CORE RATE 1 regulates redox homeostasis in rice endosperm to affect grain quality” Current Position: Ph.D. at Huazhong Agricultural University Education: Ph.D., National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural…

Ying Li, first author of “Transcriptome and miRNAome reveal components regulating tissue differentiation of bamboo shoots” Current Position: Research assistant at the Institute of Gene Science and Industrialization for Bamboo and Rattan Resources, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR),…

Groen et al. investigate the genes and traits under selection when rice experiences drought.  By Simon C. “Niels” Groen a,b and Amelia Henryc a Institute of Integrative Genome Biology and Department of Nematology, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA; b Center for Genomics…

Yuan Guan, first author of "The nitrate transporter OsNPF7.9 mediates nitrate allocation and the divergent nitrate use efficiency between indica and japonica rice" Current Position: Professor at Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAAS), China Education:…

Tao Wang, first author of "Maize RNA 3’-terminal phosphate cyclase-like protein promotes 18S pre-rRNA cleavage and is important for kernel development" Current Position:  PhD student, Anhui Agricultural University Education: BS in Biopharming, Anhui Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Jason Gardiner, first author of "CRISPR-CAS mediated transcriptional control and epi-mutagenesis" Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Steven E. Jacobsen’s Laboratory at the University of California Los Angeles Education: Ph.D. specializing in Plant Biology, University of Alberta, Canada;…

The availability of genome data from across the kingdom of plants has provided insights into plant evolution, and particularly the emergence of land plants. Here, Bowles et al. explore the genetic origins of three key innovations that supported the expansion of land plants: stomata, vascular tissues,…