Plant Biology Teaching Resources (Higher Education)

Thanks to Itay Cohen for sharing this link with me. It's a full Plant Physiology course, taught by Thomas Owens of Cornell University. 27 lectures!

Free resources for teaching from ASPB.

Why do Americans embrace some GMOs but reject others?

Thylakoid Membrane Architecture in Synechocystis Depends on CurT, a Homolog of the Granal CURVATURE THYLAKOID1 Proteins

Steffen Heinz, Anna Rast, Lin Shao, Andrian Gutu, Irene L. Gügel, Eiri Heyno, Mathias Labs, Birgit Rengstl, Stefania Viola, Marc M Nowaczyk, Dario Leister, and Jörg Nickelsen

Plant Cell 2016 tpc.16.00491; Advance Publication August 19, 2016; doi:10.1105/tpc.16.00491

Postdoc, SAUR Proteins and Guard Cell Membrane Transport. Mike Blatt Lab, Glasgow

Magnus Nordborg and colleagues report a genomic analysis of all 27 known species in the genus Arabidopsis. They find evidence for a complex speciation history that is not accurately reflected by a traditional bifurcating species tree and identify widespread shared polymorphisms between species.

Team develops heartier, nutirent-rich forms of sweet potato to help ward off diet-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa

In the extremity of the urban environment, natural selection is transforming species in unexpected ways.

A single-cell, bacterium-like organism clinging to volcanic sea vents may have been the forebear of every animal, plant and microbe on earth.

Drones aren’t new technology by any means. Now, however, thanks to robust investments and a somewhat more relaxed regulatory environment, it appears their time has arrived—especially in agriculture.

Here, four enthusiastic Guest Editors (Rubén Rellán Álvarez, Guillaume Lobet, Malia Gehan and Srikant Srinivasan) of our “Plant Phenomics: Data Integration & Analysis” series, have got together and share their insights on the current status of Plant Phenomics research.

The Royal Society commissioned Ipsos MORI to find out what people want to know about GM plants, and then drew on a panel of expert, independent scientists to answer your questions.

Emma Cooper's calls for us to "overcome our plant blindness & develop a new generation of plant-savvy scientists"-- dangerous women among them.

Plant genome editing typically relies upon transgenic intermediates, which is a concern given the current regulatory requirements concerning GMOs.

Mitochondrial Defects Confer Tolerance against Cellulose Deficiency

Zhubing Hu, Rudy Vanderhaeghen, Toon Cools, Yan Wang, Inge De Clercq, Olivier Leroux, Long Nguyen, Katharina Belt, A. Harvey Millar, Dominique Audenaert, Pierre Hilson, Ian D. Small, Grégory Mouille, Samantha Vernhettes, Frank Van Breusegem, James Whelan, Herman Höfte, and Lieven De Veylder

Plant Cell 2016 tpc.16.00540; Advance Publication August 19, 2016; doi:10.1105/tpc.16.00540

A new review article in The Plant Cell by

Wei Feng, Heike Lindner, Neil E Robbins, and Jose R. Dinneny

Some plants will release their pollen only to bees that buzz in just the right way. It's a risky strategy — and it's critical to human agriculture, from tomatoes to blueberries.

Traditional botanists are in decline, but this isn't the end of plant science.

Journalists may find scientific research dense and complex, so it can be a daunting challenge to base a story on an original research paper.

This week's episode of The Premise, FORBES' technology podcast, we take a look at the future of farming.

From Nature, Science stars of China. Includes a profile of Caixia Gao: Crop engineer, "A gene-editing specialist seeks to make her mark by improving key agricultural plants.".

A short talk on how to find, create and edit images for use in science communication