Plants and Pipettes

we talk about plants and (used to) use pipettes

Tag: short journal

  • Plant Scientists Stress Plants Out

    Plant Scientists Stress Plants Out

    You already know that plant scientists like to do some pretty cruel things to plants. We cut out bits out of their genes, steal their metabolites to try to fix our problems, lock their cells into tiny droplets of oil… the list goes on. But now, new research suggests that plant scientists cause plants a…

  • Finding fields of ‘plenty’

    Finding fields of ‘plenty’

    As a scientist who occasionally has to remember the names of genes and proteins, I’m always happy when other researchers come up with something both cute and logical. Enter the protein ‘PLENTY’. … Read more