We are putting our spotlight in this section on how high temperature rewires cell wall biosynthesis in citrus juice sacs, ultimately driving a physiological disorder known as juice sac granulation. Specifically, we wanted to uncover how heat regulates the production of cellulose and hemicellulose, the major structural polysaccharides that strengthen plant cell walls. Juice sac […]
Plantae Presents – Grants and Funding: Finding Outside Collaborators Featuring Vinay Shukla and Paolo Maria Triozzi When: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 6:00 AM PDT | 9:00 AM EDT | 2:00 PM BST | 9:00 PM Beijing About this Webinar Securing funding, such as a European Research Council (ERC) grant, is a major […]
In vitro regeneration is a common process for clonal propagation and genetic engineering in plants. However, the regulation of the process has remained underexplored. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms can help design strategies to improve efficiency. In our recent study published in The Plant Cell (Chang et al., 2026), we report the involvement of phospholipid metabolism […]
Scientific conferences are among the most valuable opportunities researchers have to connect with the global community, exchange ideas, establish collaborations, showcase their findings, and build professional networks. But apart from the people who attend, every conference has an invisible guest list: those who wanted to join but could not clear the many barriers in the […]
The Benefits of Curiosity-Driven Research It was only a few years ago when everyone around the country and world learned about the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), as it was a common method for testing for SARS-CoV-2 infections. Despite this, PCR has been around for decades and serves important roles in our society. This technique serves […]
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The trendy invisible world beneath our feet Although the fungal world popped up in recent years thanks to several factors, including the Netflix documentary “Fantastic Fungi”, they have been on Earth for hundreds of millions of years, playing essential roles in ecosystems long before humans even existed. When we think about Robin Hood hiding in […]
Setting the stage All of us remember sitting in front of a tutor and feeling completely inadequate for not understanding something that seemed obvious to everyone else. At the same time, many of us who have mentored students also remember encountering that one student who appeared unable to understand the material, no matter how many […]
There is probably not a plant scientist on the planet who has not heard of AlphaFold (Jumper et al., 2021). Many of you reading this have likely used it. What began as DeepMind’s attempt to apply artificial intelligence to one of biology’s longest-standing problems became a breakthrough that gave researchers an unprecedented first view of […]