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Trees' ability to store carbon in doubt after groundbreaking Australian study

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The ability of trees to offset carbon emissions has been questioned after a Western Sydney University study found common Australian trees are unable to store as much carbon as previously thought. Published in the Nature Climate Change journal, the research found that Australia's iconic Eucalyptus…

Labs, Leadership, and Teams: Project-Based Management

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Labs, Leadership, and Teams: Project-Based Management Recorded June 2017 About this Webinar: Leading a lab group or being a member within requires coordination and communication to foster a productive and comfortable work environment. With the increase in interdisciplinary initiatives, it is important…

How climate change threatens to make our bread less tasty (The Conversation)

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Increasing carbon dioxide is impacting some of our favourite foods.Glenn Fitzgerald, University of Melbourne Climate change and extreme weather events are already impacting our food, from meat and vegetables, right through to wine. In our series on the Climate and Food, we’re looking at what this…

As global food demand rises, climate change is hitting our staple crops (The Conversation)

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Farmers face falling crop yields and growing food demand. ShutterstockAndrew Borrell, The University of Queensland Climate change and extreme weather events are already impacting our food, from meat and vegetables, right through to wine. In our series on the Climate and Food, we’re looking at…

What We’re Reading: March 3

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Update: Stomatal biology of CAM plants Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plants open their stomata at night, decreasing water loss and increasing water-use efficiency as well as drought tolerance. Males and Griffiths review the stomatal biology of CAM plants as compared to C3 plants. For example,…

New Competition! Teaching Tools in Plant Biology pre-proposals: April 30, 2017

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Have you got a passion for plant science that you are eager to share? Do you have a favorite paper, experiment, topic, or method that you like to share with undergraduates? Have you found a clever way to engage students and stimulate their curiosity? We want to hear your ideas for new content…

New lines of broccoli flowers without need for cold treatment

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Today the BBSRC strategically funded John Innes Centre has announced a potential breakthrough in broccoli production that will aid in UK food resilience and global food security. Scientists at JIC are developing a new line of fast-growing sprouting broccoli that goes from seed to harvest in 8-10 weeks.…

Alternative careers in science: My experience as an informal educator

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By Courtney Price, Education & Outreach Specialist,  Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center & Center for Applied Plant Sciences, and Plantae Fellow With a passion for life science, conservation and education, my academic and professional experience has taken me on a convoluted path. That…

“How to Read a Scientific Paper” and “Case Study: Reading a Plant Physiology article”

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One of the most important skills a young scientist needs to learn is how to read (and write) scientific papers. Some students begin to learn this in a high school biology classes, and others as they begin their university coursework. To help instructors teach these critical skills, we created two articles…