Tag: short journal

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 whole lot of stress, just by growing them.… Read more

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