The Role of Failure in Science: What Plant Researchers Learn from Experiments That Don’t Work | Plantae

What does it mean to fail in science? In scientific research, what we call “failure” does not always mean the same thing. While some failures arise from technical issues, others stem from the…

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Who Gets to Be in the Room? Making Scientific Conferences More Accessible | Plantae

Scientific conferences are among the most valuable opportunities researchers have to connect with the global community, exchange ideas, establish collaborations, showcase their findings…

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The Unforeseen Benefits of Curiosity-Driven Research | Plantae

The Benefits of Curiosity-Driven Research It was only a few years ago when everyone around the country and world learned about the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), as it was a common method for…

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A lichen super-pangenome spotlights its genetic architecture and interaction secrets | Plantae

A lichen is a unique composite organism formed through close interactions between a filamentous fungus (mycobiont) and its photosynthetic partners [algae and/ or cyanobacteria…

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Predicting complex phenotypes using multi-omics data in maize | Plantae

Plant breeders have long relied on genetic markers to predict how crops will perform, but many important traits such as yield, flowering time, and stress responses are shaped by complex interactions…

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Trehalose-6-phosphate integrates metabolism and root development | Plantae

How do plants decide where to invest their resources when nutrients and energy are limited? A new study highlights trehalose-6-phosphate (Tre6P), a key sugar-status signal, as a critical coordinator.

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Antagonistic interactions between host and viral proteins regulate chloroplast stability | Plantae

The role of the chloroplast extends far beyond hosting photosynthesis; these organelles also serve as a regulatory hub for plant immunity. As a result, many plant pathogens, such as the barley stripe…

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What’s up with stromules? | Plantae

Stromules are stroma-filled tubules that extend from plant and algal plastids. Their formation is dynamic, and their abundance increases following many different stresses and hormone treatments…

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Single-cell dynamics of the Arabidopsis inflorescence stem cells | Plantae

The inflorescence meristem is the tiny structure that is foundational to most of our food supply. A new work by Moreno-Ramírez et al. reveals insights into these little marvels through the use of…

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Not all arbuscules pull the same weight | Plantae

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi trade soil phosphate for plant carbon at arbuscules, the short-lived, branched hyphal structures they build inside root cortical cells, but how phosphate uptake is…

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Long non-coding RNA: A secret weapon in the plant-pathogen war | Plantae

Over millions of years, plants and pathogens have been engaged in an evolutionary war. As plants adopt new defense systems to protect themselves, pathogens evolve strategies to fight back.

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R2 retrotransposons enable efficient site-specific genome editing in plants | Plantae

A major challenge in plant genome engineering is the precise insertion of large DNA sequences into a defined genomic location, preferably without involving a double-strand break.

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The Hidden World of Mycorrhizae and Their Impact on Plant Health and Ecosystems | Plantae

The trendy invisible world beneath our feet Although the fungal world popped up in recent years thanks to several factors, including the Netflix documentary “Fantastic Fungi”, they have been on Earth…

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Special Issue of Current Biology on plant evolution | Plantae

Current Biology has an excellent special issue on plant evolution full of fascinating articles. As an example, a Primer by Zhuo Feng looks at how plants were catastrophically impacted by the end…

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Review: How temperature regulates stomatal development and dynamics | Plantae

The ambient temperature for plant growth is increasingly unpredictable under the changing climate. To ensure growth, the leaf is the immediate organ responding to maintain photosynthesis.

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Review: How plants repurposed cytokinin signaling for life on land | Plantae

When plants first moved onto land, they encountered challenges that aquatic ancestors never faced, including heat, dehydration, and rapidly changing environmental conditions. This review by Wang et…

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Insights into pyrenoid structure | Plantae

As close relatives of land plants, green algae provide insights into variations on photosynthesis. Many algae including Chlamydomonas reinhardtii have carbon-concentrating structures called pyrenoids…

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