Tim Blomeier, first author of Synthetic switches and regulatory circuits in plants Current position: PhD Student, Heinrich-Heine-University, Institute of Synthetic Biology & CEPLAS, Düsseldorf, Germany Education: M. Sc. Biology with a major in Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology (Heinrich-Heine-University,…

Daniel Wangpraseurt, first author of Optical properties of corals distort variable chlorophyll fluorescence measurements Current Position:  Marie Curie Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK Education: PhD University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. MSc Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiolgy…

Source: Molecular Plant Science Excellence Innovation Center / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology Release time: 2019-01-21 Translated from the original. On January 4th, the international academic journal The Plant Cell published a paper from the research group of the Institute of Plant and…

Alessandro Occhialini, first author of MoChlo: A versatile modular cloning toolbox for chloroplast Current position: Postdoctoral research scientist at the department of Food Science, University of Tennessee UTK (Knoxville, USA) Education: PhD degree in plant cellular biology, at the University of…

By Sabeeha S. Merchant, Nancy A. Eckardt and Nancy Winchester As Bob Goldberg, founding editor, noted upon the 20th anniversary of The Plant Cell in 2009 (Vol. 21, pp. 3–12), 1989 was a year of major change: not just for the world (“the Iron Curtain came down, the Berlin Wall crumbled, the…

Biotrophic phytopathogens manipulate living hosts for the procurement of nutrients essential for growth and reproduction. It is therefore critical for invading biotrophs to evade or suppress immune responses without impacting overall plant function. In a recent study published in New Phytologist (2019),…

It’s January, which seems to be a month of weather extremes for many “temperate” parts of the globe. Here’s an excellent collection to curl up with as you try to stay warm or cool and out of the elements. The issue includes free-to-access reviews focused on using genomic data (e.g., genome-wide…

I feel guilty about using plastics but it’s hard to break free; they are so integral to a modern lifestyle. However, the problem of plastic pollution is frightening. About 80% of manufactured plastic ends up in landfills or the natural environment. It's appalling to learn that the "Great Pacific Garbage…