February 2017

From the Beautiful to the Bizarre

Plants never cease to amaze

Features

Plants’ Epigenetic Secrets

RNA Interference Between Kingdoms

May the Force Be with You

Bio Business

Pharma Cooperates to Achieve Precision Medicine

Reading Frames

Cannibalism: Not That Weird

Foundations

19th Century Experiments Explained How Trees Lift Water

Modus Operandi

Deep Pocket Exploration

The Literature

Plant Photoreceptor Doubles as a Thermometer

The Fungus that Poses as a Flower

Profiles

From the Ground Up

Scientist to Watch

Andrea Eveland Teases Apart Gene Networks in Crop Plants

Lab Tools

Discovering Novel Antibiotics

Contributors

Contributors

Editorial

A Walk on the Wild Side

Speaking of Science

Notable Science Quotes

Notebook

This Parasitic Plant Steals More Than Nutrients From Its Hosts

Can Plants Learn to Associate Stimuli with Reward?

Pitcher Plant Enzymes Digest Gluten in Mouse Model

Abscisic Acid’s Role in Ferns Finally Determined

Critic at Large

Opinion: An Ethical Code for Conferences

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