What We're Reading: January 5th
Blog, Research, Research Blog, WWR Full PostGuest Editor: Alecia Biel
Alecia is a graduate student at The Ohio State University in the US and has been a Plantae Fellow since September 2017. Her research focuses on elucidating hormone signaling pathways and the role of the nucleus during this process, particularly throughout plant abiotic…
What We're Reading: December 29th
Blog, Research, Research Blog, WWR Full PostGuest Editor: Dr Mike Page
Mike is a postdoc at Lancaster University in the UK, and has been a Plantae Fellow since September 2017. He is a molecular biologist with a background in plant abiotic stress responses, including retrograde signaling pathways in which plastids manipulate nuclear gene…
What We're Reading: December 22nd
Blog, Research, Research Blog, WWR Full PostReview: On the selectivity, specificity and signaling potential of long-distance movement of messenger RNA
Regulation of transcription occurs at the cell-type specific level, but transcribed messenger RNA is mobile and can move between tissues through plant vasculature, serving as a long distance…
What we're Reading: December 15th
Blog, Research, Research Blog, WWR Full PostPoint of View: A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering studies
“Horizon scanning” describes the process of trying to rationally predict the future. Wintle et al. describe the results from a horizon-scanning exercise to identify emerging issues in biological…
What We're Reading: December 8th
Blog, Research, Research Blog, WWR Full PostCommentary: The next generation of training for Arabidopsis researchers: Bioinformatics and quantitative biology
Friesner and 38 other authors have written a Commentary outlining the need to radically redesign training for plant scientists to prepare for the massive production of biological data.…
What We're Reading: December 1st
Blog, Research, Research Blog, WWR Full PostReview. Genomic selection in plant breeding: Methods, models, and perspectives
In future years, climate change may cause significant economic losses to countries worldwide. Consequently, genetic improvement of crops fit for drought-stressed and semi-arid regions is becoming a must. In this review,…
What we're reading: November 24th
Blog, Research, WWR Full PostA special "thank you" too the many people who have contributed to What We're Reading over the past year! And don't forget you can sign up to receive email alerts - click here then "Notify me of new content".
Review: Plant systems biology at the single-cell level
The establishment and enormous…
What We're Reading: November 17th
Blog, WWR Full Post J. Exp. Bot. Special Issue. The plant cuticle: old challenges, new perspectives ($)
The cuticle is a cell-wall polymer that protects against desiccation, pathogens and UV light. Domínguez et al. provide an open-access editorial that describes this fine collection of articles covering all aspects…
What We're Reading: November 10th
Blog, Research, Research Blog, WWR Full PostReview: Growth-mediated plant movements: hidden in plain sight ($)
Time-lapse imaging reveals the slow movements of plants, such as phototropism and gravitropism. Harmer and Brooks review the molecular bases for these growth-mediated movements. While auxin has long been known to be involved in photo-…