Some African countries have long witnessed mysterious outbreaks of paralysis. Affected regions are poor and conflict-ridden, where people's main food is a bitter, poisonous variety of cassava.
The best part of plant science is the plant scientists. I had an amazing visit today to CAAS, full of young and energetic PIs and students. Special thanks to Fan and Xiangxiang my tour guides! @ASPB @ThePlantCell
This resource provides a set of videos and a practical investigation aimed at supporting working scientifically in the classroom and relating science to real world experiences.
In the first video Professor Brian Cox joins a teacher to find out how to set up and run an investigation to find out if plants need soil to grow. Children try to germinate and grow plants from a seed using a variety of different materials instead of soil.
Further videos show Brian Cox visiting an Industrial farm to find out about how they grow vegetables in a building and meeting a researcher looking at soil health.
A written resource, provided by Science and Plants at Schools, (SAPS), guides teachers in running the investigation in class. This resource has been provided by the Royal Society.
Some African countries have long witnessed mysterious outbreaks of paralysis. Affected regions are poor and conflict-ridden, where people's main food is a bitter, poisonous variety of cassava.
Excellent opportunity for someone excited by plant science research! Located near Washington DC at Society headquarters (Rockville, Maryland).
The Education Coordinator is responsible for implementing the Society’s education and outreach activities, as well as for administrative support and coordination of correspondence, communication activities, and development of education-related projects.
Edward S. Buckler, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS and Adjunct Professor, Plant Breeding and Genetics at the Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University, will receive the 2017 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences, the first time this prize is being awarded.
I spent a wonderful day visiting with the plant scientists at Tsinghua University, Beijing. Lunch with some graduate students was a highlight! Thanks for hosting me!
Most people are confused about what GMOs are and how they are beneficial to people. People think that GMOs are deadly, but science has proven that they are no more dangerous than no GMOs. Most criticizes against GMOs that are actually valid are actually criticisms of the agriculture and pesticides industries, not the science of genetically modified organisms. Without GMOs, many people would not be able to produce crops and they would not be able to feed families. Examples would be in Hawaii, where the papaya industry was almost wiped out by a disease, but GMOs that were resistant to the disease were created and now the industry prospers.
Cool chemistry: Structural metabolomics for community ecology, MS imaging of Kranz anatomy, Real-time phloem unloading, Metabolic gene clustering, Pollen chemistry as a driver of host shifts in bees .... and more!
The sequencing of a high-quality quinoa genome by a KAUST-led team supports global food security and the production of crops to feed millions of people
The November-December 2016 special issue of Current Plant Biology is out now and available free of charge. With this issue, focused on “Genomic resources and databases”, Current Plant Biology celebrates the successful completion of its third year.
Call for papers: Upcoming special issue on plant development This special issue will focus on the mechanisms that govern plant development including the differentiation of the plant cells, tissues and organ. The articles may include reviews, research articles, resources/databases and perspectives.
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