Li et al. investigate how Arabidopsis seed size is controlled by maternal tissues. By Ying Ju Li, Yang Yu and Ying Hua Su, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China  Background: Seed size is determined by the coordinated development…

Zhiwu Dan, first author of "The metabolomic landscape of rice heterosis highlights pathway biomarkers for predicting complex phenotypes" Current Position: Postdoctoral, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Education: PhD in Genetics, Wuhan University Non-scientific Interests: gardening, fishing,…

Lihong Hao, co-first author of "VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Associate Professor at Shanxi University. Education: Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology at Peking University, B.S.…

Jiao Shi, co-first author of "VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Project Manager Education: Ph.D. in Peking University, P. R. China Non-scientific Interests: Reading, hiking Brief…

Saiying Hou, co-first author of "VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China Education: B.S. in College of Biological…

Qingkai Feng, first author of "Jasmonate Regulates the FAMA/Mediator complex subunit 8-THIOGLUCOSIDE GLUCOHYDROLASE 1 Cascade and Myrosinase Activity" Current Position: PhD candidate in Dr. Xiaohui Li’s lab at College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University Education: B.S. in Ningbotech…

He et al. demonstrate that Mediator complex subunits have functions beyond their known roles in transcription. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab079 By Huaming He, Patrick Willems, Frank Van Breusegem, and Amna Mhamdi Background: Plants often face challenging environments to which they…

Humans have derived inspiration from innumerable corners of the natural world. Plants of diverse forms have inspired many “biomimetics,” or technical products derived from biological models. Speck and Speck review how plant-based biomimetics have developed over time and elaborate on their current…