Plant interaction with friendly bacteria gives pathogens their break
In two papers published in Current Biology, researchers identify genes that help plants interact with microbes in the soil
Read the storyIn two papers published in Current Biology, researchers identify genes that help plants interact with microbes in the soil
Read the storyArabidopsis thaliana, or thale cress as it is commonly known, made history back in 2000 by becoming the first plant to have its entire genetic code read by scientists, contributing to what is often referred to as biology's version of the book of life
Read the storyDr Saskia Hogenhout has been awarded the Derrick Edward Award for outstanding research by a young investigator by the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, for her outstanding research in the field of mycoplasmology
Read the storyFor organisms to grow and develop, they must produce tissues with distinct functions, each one made up of similar cells
Read the storyStreptomyces produce the majority of clinically useful antibiotics, yet we don’t fully understand how they grow
Read the storyThe flush of flowering of poppies in a field makes the point very visually – the control of flowering time is a tightly regulated process
Read the storyA new technique will allow plant breeders to introduce valuable crop traits even without access to the full genome sequence of that crop
Read the storyMany plant and animal pathogens deploy effector proteins as part of their ‘molecular arsenal’ to facilitate infection and colonisation of their hosts. New research has revealed the structure of a bacterial effector molecule bound to its target protein in the host
Read the storyDr Saskia Hogenhout, in collaboration with the Dr Eduardo Bejarano from the University of Malaga (Spain) and Dr Ian Bedford, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project
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