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What keeps trees grounded?
Plant Biology

What keeps trees grounded?

While exploring the root cause of trees' gravity sensing, the Morita lab stumbled upon proteins called ‘LAZY’ and dissected their association with the...

3 min read3,179 views
Unravelling the Secrets of Pine Roots: A Tale of Nutrition and Adaptation
Plant Biology

Unravelling the Secrets of Pine Roots: A Tale of Nutrition and Adaptation

A new nucleic acid sequencing technology can determine changes in the way RNA is modified, a process known as epitranscriptomics. When observed in maritime...

4 min read3,162 views
Stressful memories help plants resist caterpillars
Plant Biology

Stressful memories help plants resist caterpillars

Current agricultural practices heavily depend on harmful pesticides to protect crops against deadly pests and diseases. But what if plants could protect...

4 min read3,129 views
Decoding the genome of a jackfruit that grows all year round
Plant Biology

Decoding the genome of a jackfruit that grows all year round

Jackfruit is the world’s largest edible single fruit but short growing periods and cross-pollination restrict the commercialization of the its cultivation....

4 min read6,390 views
Life after logging: the tale of recovering tropical forests
Plant Biology

Life after logging: the tale of recovering tropical forests

We researched how logging activities impact the ability of a tropical forest to absorb and store carbon. Over a 7-year period in Malaysian Borneo, we found...

4 min read3,562 views
Stress for parents can translate into resilience for their children
Plant Biology

Stress for parents can translate into resilience for their children

One of the major challenges we face today is making sure there's enough food for everyone in the world. Crop diseases are making it difficult to grow enough...

3 min read2,757 views
Mountain flowers awe the eye and puzzle the botanist
Plant Biology

Mountain flowers awe the eye and puzzle the botanist

Usually, we identify plants by their showy and delicate flowers. Because flowers are selected to be more attractive compared with leaves, stems, or the hidden...

3 min read2,220 views
Prickly prospects for cacti under climate change
Plant Biology

Prickly prospects for cacti under climate change

The common perception of cacti as heat- and drought-loving desert plants causes climate change to be overlooked as a potential threat to their conservation....

3 min read4,193 views
How memory helps plants survive climate change
Plant Biology

How memory helps plants survive climate change

Do plants have a memory? Surprisingly enough, they do. But this is not the type of memory that we share. In plants, it serves more as a tool for survival when...

3 min read3,264 views
Plant genetic engineering makes treasure from trash
Plant Biology

Plant genetic engineering makes treasure from trash

We have seen in recent years a massive leap forward in plant genetic engineering which holds great promise for future plant breeding. However, the genes that...

4 min read5,120 views