When flooding occurs, soils become saturated and oxygen solubility and diffusion decreases. This situation creates a hypoxic environment in the roots that stresses the plant, causing significantly decreased growth. However, the quiescent center (QC) stem cells, located in the root apical meristem, are…

Recently, the United States designated Juneteenth as a new federal holiday, which celebrates freedom of the last large body of enslaved Black Americans following the American Civil War. However, the impact of chattel slavery persists: Black scientists face many obstacles to attaining an education and…

Essay: The coming golden age of lichen biology Lichens are remarkable, complex symbiotic organisms. They have evolved multiple times independently, but all lichen include at least one fungal partner (the mycobiont) which they usually resemble morphologically, and at least one cyanobacterial or algal…

Wu et al. investigate tapetum differentiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell (2023). By Yue Lou Background: The tapetum is the innermost layer of the four cell-layered anther wall. In Arabidopsis, the tapetum undergoes cell differentiation and transitions into secretory cells. Most nutrients…

Lu Yu, co-first author of "Transcription factor OsSNAC1 positively regulates nitrate transporter gene expression in rice" Current Position: Master student of Huazhong Agricultural University Education: 2020-2023, Huazhong Agricultural University, Master 2016-2020, Shanxi Agricultural University,…

Jinfang Qi, co-first author of "Transcription factor OsSNAC1 positively regulates nitrate transporter gene expression in rice" Current Position: free profession Education: 2017-2021, Huazhong Agricultural University, Master 2013-2017, Huazhong Agricultural University, Bachelor Non-scientific…

Meng-Qi Feng, first author of "miR171-targeted SCARECROW-LIKE genes CsSCL2 and CsSCL3 regulate somatic embryogenesis in citrus" Current Position: Ph.D, National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural…

Hao et al. explore the role of green light in plant growth and development. By Yuhan Hao, Hongtao Liu National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200031 Shanghai,…