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2018-2019 ASPB Conviron Scholars Program Highlights

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The ASPB Conviron Scholars program serves as a foundation for a career in plant science. The scholarship consists of the four major themes: Career Planning, Writing and Communications, Leadership, and Effective Presentations  Within each theme, the participants read collections of articles,…

Plant Science Research Weekly: July 26th

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Review: Sulfated plant peptide hormones It’s hard to believe that when I was a student we were taught that “plants don’t have peptide hormones”. Since then we’ve discovered many diverse families of plant peptide hormones (see the Teaching Tool on peptide hormones for an excellent overview).…

A First-timers Guide to Plant Biology 2019

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Plant Biology 2019 is fast approaching! If you’ll be attending for the first time, don’t worry—you’re in good company! You’ll be among 1400+ other plant biologists from nearly 40 countries, from grad students to professionals with 20+ years of experience, so no matter what you do, you’re…

Interviews with Synthetic Biologists: Cathie Martin

Synthetic biology is a set of tools, a way of thinking, the integration of engineering principles into biological sciences, and potentially the biggest opportunity for advances in plant sciences since PCR. Yet many struggle to define it, and fewer still grasp its full potential. We have conducted…

Plant Science Research Weekly: July 19th

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Review: Formal description of plant morphogenesis ($) In recent years, a number of tools have been developed to describe and model plant morphogenesis, and these approaches have greatly informed our understanding of the molecular processes that underpin the control of growth. This excellent review…