Review: A century of studying plant secondary metabolism—From “what?” to “where, how, and why?”
Plant Science Research WeeklyPhytochemicals, also known as plant secondary metabolites, play primary roles in plant development, structure, and response to the environment. Their metabolism has been studied for over a century. In a new review, Dixon and Dickinson discuss past and recent advances in understanding the identity, localization,…
Review. Plant synthetic biology for producing potent phyto-antimicrobials to combat antimicrobial resistance
Plant Science Research Weekly
Covid has turned our focus to human viral pathogens, but the challenges we face from cellular pathogens has not gone away, and is increasingly exacerbated by the development of resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobials. This fine review by Tiwari et al. provides an overview of how antimicrobials…