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Aphid Salivary Gene May Regulate Gall Color
Aphid Salivary Gene May Regulate Gall Color
Whether the galls that aphids make on witch hazel leaves are red or green is associated with a gene expressed in the insects’ salivary glands.
Aphid Salivary Gene May Regulate Gall Color
Aphid Salivary Gene May Regulate Gall Color

Whether the galls that aphids make on witch hazel leaves are red or green is associated with a gene expressed in the insects’ salivary glands.

Whether the galls that aphids make on witch hazel leaves are red or green is associated with a gene expressed in the insects’ salivary glands.

cell & molecular biology, plant biology

Richard Staples, Dick Staples, plant pathology, rust fungus, Uromyces appendiculatus, Cornell, Boyce Thompson Institute
Dick Staples, Plant Pathologist, Dies at 94
Asher Jones | Feb 1, 2021 | 3 min read
The Boyce Thompson Institute researcher’s work revealed key insights into how plant pathogens recognize and colonize their hosts.
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Ashley Yeager | Feb 1, 2021 | 1 min read
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Shawna Williams | Feb 1, 2021 | 3 min read
The University of California, Davis, professor is a pioneer in teasing apart the changes in gene expression that drive root development.
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The Scientist | Jan 8, 2021 | 1 min read
Entire organelles bearing DNA move between strains of tobacco that were grafted to one another.
Compounds from Smoke Alter Root Development in Plants
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Defects in the response to fire-generated karrikins turn out to be responsible for root anomalies that were previously ascribed to other plant hormones.
Ginkgo’s Extreme Longevity Credited to Immune System
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Barbara Pickard, Plant Mechanosensory Researcher, Dies
Emily Makowski | Jan 13, 2020 | 2 min read
The mechanobiologist at Washington University in St. Louis studied how plants sense their environment.
Infographic: Open and shut
Chia-Yi Hou | Sep 1, 2019 | 1 min read
Researchers devise a way to make plants’ stomata open and close more quickly.
A Synthetic Ion Channel Makes Plants Grow Faster
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Image of the Day: 3-D Tissues
Chia-Yi Hou | May 13, 2019 | 1 min read
Scientists create an atlas of Arabidopsis cell and tissue reconstructions in three dimensions.
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Infographic: Plants Deploy Exosomes to Stop Alien Invaders
Amanda Keener | Feb 1, 2019 | 2 min read
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Boosting Plants’ Uptake of Vitamins and Minerals
Ashley Yeager | Feb 1, 2019 | 4 min read
With genetic tweaks, researchers can coax corn and other cereals to take in more iron, but sometimes the plants rebel.
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Clues to How Ancient Plants Handled Fungal Pests
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Exosomes Make Their Debut in Plant Research
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Youssef Belkhadir Deciphers Plantsā€™ Signaling Soundtrack
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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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The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Mar 19, 2018 | 1 min read
The jigsaw-shape cells found in the epidermis of many plants may serve to reduce mechanical stress on cell walls.
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