Plantae Presents: Detlef Weigel and Remco Stam
Blog, Plantae Presents, Research SkillsDue to the COVID-19 pandemic many seminar series and conferences have been canceled or postponed. In response to this, and to make sure plant scientists can continue to communicate their latest work to their peers, The American Society of Plant Biologists launched a virtual seminar series via our online…
The Future of Our Food Systems: Insights into GMOs
BlogBy Sessen Daniel, Modesta Abugu, Aya Bridgeland, Godwin James and Pratheek Pandesha
Our project aims at introducting genetic engineering in agriculture to 8th-9th graders, debunking some fake news on GMOs and enabling students to address the issue with a "scientific consciousness". The lesson…
Plant Science Research Weekly: April 10
Blog, WWR Full PostWhite paper: Introducing plant biology graduate students to a culture of mental well‐being
Graduate studies are challenging times, fraught with uncertainty and stress. Dewa et al. addressed this problem head on by developing a required, credited course for first-year graduate students, “Tools…
Plant Science Careers in Space Biology
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Plant Science Careers in Space Biology
Recorded Thursday, April 9, 2020
About This Webinar
Plant science careers in the space program. Really?
For many plant biologists, the concept of working for NASA or contributing to space exploration might be rather unexpected. However, career opportunities…
Plantae Presents: Dominique Bergmann and Matthew Gilliham
Blog, Plantae Presents, Research SkillsDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, many seminar series and conferences have been canceled or postponed. In response to this, and to make sure plant scientists can continue to communicate their latest work to their peers, The American Society of Plant Biologists launched a virtual seminar series via our online…
Plant Science Research Weekly: April 3rd
Blog, WWR Full PostEditorial: Redeploying plant defences
With COVID19 ravaging across the globe, the medicinal value of plants and related research fields e.g., phytochemistry, ethnobotany, etc., is presently in focus. The drug development chain, though extremely promising, is not an immediate solution as it is a long,…
Plant Pathogens Recruit PI(4,5)P2 to the Interfacial Membrane for Disease Development
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellQin et al. show that PI(4,5)P2 functions as a susceptibility factor for plant disease. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00970
By Li Qin and Yangdou Wei. Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Background: Biotrophic plant pathogens such as powdery mildews and rusts require…
Plantae Presents: Ottoline Leyser and Sarah Robinson
Blog, Plantae Presents, Research SkillsDue to the COVID-19 pandemic many seminar series and conferences have been canceled or postponed. In response to this, and to make sure plant scientists can continue to communicate their latest work to their peers, The American Society of Plant Biologists launched a virtual seminar series via our online…
Plantae Presents - A New Global Plant Science Talk Series
BlogDue to the COVID-19 pandemic many seminar series and conferences have been canceled or postponed. We wish to make sure plant scientists can continue to communicate their latest work to their peers during these difficult times and establish a platform on which scientists may connect year-round, regardless…