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Zach Lippman Susses Out How Gene Regulation Affects Plant Phenotypes
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researcher is fueled by curiosity about how one species’ genome can produce a wide variety of traits.
Zach Lippman Susses Out How Gene Regulation Affects Plant Phenotypes
Zach Lippman Susses Out How Gene Regulation Affects Plant Phenotypes

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researcher is fueled by curiosity about how one species’ genome can produce a wide variety of traits.

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researcher is fueled by curiosity about how one species’ genome can produce a wide variety of traits.

plant biology, genetics & genomics

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An entrepreneurial attitude helped this Vienna-based researcher begin to unravel the complex receptor network that Arabidopsis uses to develop and defend itself.
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Plantings of non-GM refuges counter the development of resistance.
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Researchers solve the mystery of 15-year-old mutant ferns with disrupted sex determination.
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Science Your Plants!
The Scientist | Jan 31, 2017 | 1 min read
CalTech researcher Elliot Meyerowitz describes how plant genetics influences growth and productivity.
Transgenerational Epigenetics Prepares Plants for Drought
Ben Andrew Henry | Jan 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Plants grown in dry soil produce offspring that are hardier in drought conditions, and DNA methylation appears responsible. 
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Kerry Grens | Oct 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Tweaks to a transformation protocol in 1986 cemented the little plant's mighty role in plant genetics research.
Pesticide Resistance in a Plant Organelle Drives Down Whole-Genome Diversity
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A chloroplast mutation has dramatically affected the genomes of railside populations of Arabidopsis thaliana.
Widespread Plant Immune Tactics
Jef Akst | Feb 22, 2016 | 2 min read
A survey of plant genomes reveals how different species trick pathogens into triggering their immune defenses.
Gene Editing Without Foreign DNA
Ruth Williams | Feb 1, 2016 | 2 min read
Scientists perform plant-genome modifications on crops without using plasmids.
Mendel in the Hot Seat, 1902
Karen Zusi | Feb 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Raphael Weldon’s critiques of Mendelian principles were 100 years ahead of his time.
The Importance of Plant Science
The Scientist | Jan 31, 2016 | 1 min read
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Arabidopsis thaliana defense hormones shape the plant’s root microbiome. 
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Making extra copies of their genomes allows some plants to better withstand damage.
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