Enhancing root growth can aid plant survival in challenging environments such as salty soils. Dickinson et al. built upon a previous study that identified D15, an inhibitor of lateral root development. They treated roots with D15 and also components of a small-molecule library to search for suppressors of the suppressor: plants with restored root growth. […]
Editorial: The challenge of the post-truth era Why do people persist in thinking that climate change is not happening, or that vaccines cause autism? Scientists need to find better ways to communicate about what we do. In this editorial from Nature Cell Biology, the authors point to the low science achievement levels of US high […]
Irene Garcia, first author of HCN regulates cellular processes through posttranslational modification of proteins by S-cyanylation Current Position: Distinguished Researcher at the Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla) Seville, Spain. Education: PhD in Biological Sciences (University of Seville, Spain). Non-scientific Interests: Reading, travelling, spreading science and spending time with my three teen […]
(This press release has been translated from the original) In the evolution of plants, the production of vascular organizations is a major event. Vascular plants provide structural support and water transport to stems by producing xylem vessels, thickening secondary cell walls, and programmed cell death at maturity. Stem sap retention is an important trait of […]
How many genes control a phenotype? Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? The whole genome? And what about the epigenome? Such fascinating questions on biological complexity and the interaction between genes and the environment (or, in the case of infection by a plant pathogen, multiple genomes) have long been at the heart of Daniel Kliebenstein’s research. Studying the […]
Valentin Couvreur, first author of Going with the flow: multiscale insights into the composite nature of water transport in roots Current Position: FRS-FNRS postdoctoral researcher, University of Louvain, Earth and Life Institute Education: PhD in Agronomical Sciences and Biological Engineering, University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Non-scientific Interests: Group dynamics and personality types, literature of anticipation, […]
Christing Scoffoni, first author of The causes of leaf hydraulic vulnerability and its influence on gas exchange in Arabidopsis thaliana Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles Education: PhD (University of California, Los Angeles), MS (Université Bordeaux I), BS (Université Aix-Marseille III) Non-scientific Interests: Teaching, music, Netflix, camping and […]
Rosa Micol-Ponce, first author of Arabidopsis RIBOSOMAL RNA PROCESSING 7 is required for 18S rRNA maturation Name: Rosa Micol-Ponce Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Biology and Geology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain. Education: BS in Biology, University of Alicante (Spain). MS and PhD in Bioengineering, University Miguel Hernández (UMH), Elche (Spain). Non-scientific Interests: Travelling, tennis, […]
Li-jie Zhou, first author of The SUMO E3 ligase MdSIZ1 targets MdbHLH104 to regulate plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity and iron homeostasis Current Position: Lecturer, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China. Education: Ph.D. in Agriculture (2018), Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China Non-scientific Interests: Music, Books, Traveling. Brief bio: As a Ph.D. student, […]