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Training scientists to make their data FAIR

I’m sure many of you have experienced frustration when trying to access an intriguing dataset that either doesn’t exist, isn’t open, or is set up in an impossibly unintuitive manner. Part of that problem stems from a lack of training of early-career scientists in how to make their data findable,…

Plant Science Research Weekly: May 9, 2025

Forum. Plant surveillance: The emerging role of substrate-binding proteins Plants are sessile organisms and, unlike animals, cannot escape adverse environmental conditions. To cope with this limitation, they have evolved a complex surveillance system to detect and respond to fluctuating conditions…

The Challenges in Developing Field-based Technologies

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Think about the wildest imagination you have had – what if the right technology was available to make it possible? For farmers and plant scientists working long hours in the field, whether under the blazing summer sun or year-round in certain regions of the world, there is no doubt that technology…