Plant Science to the Rescue

Meet some of the people featured in the February 2018 issue of The Scientist.

Humanity would be nothing without plants. It’s high time we recognize their crucial role in sustaining life on Earth.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

Selected images of the Day from the-scientist.com

A project aims to preserve samples of the climate change–vulnerable animals for future restoration.

The new database includes data from 27,000 samples collected at sites ranging from Alaskan permafrost to the ocean floor.

Puerto Rico’s Cayo Santiago has hosted decades of research in cognition, primatology, immunization, and other areas.

Over the past seven years, Xiao-Long Lin has characterized nearly 70 new species of nonbiting midges and developed DNA barcodes to aid in future ecological surveys.

A synthetic genetic tool called yTRAP allows high-throughput detection of protein aggregates in cells.
 

To maintain an energy-saving growth strategy in the absence of light, seedlings need signals generated by pectin in their cell walls.

One species has developed a novel waggle to warn about invading wasps.

The finding could lead to a new way of producing “green” alternatives to fossil fuels.

After a harrowing escape from Iran, Dehesh never shied away from difficult choices to pursue a career in plant biology.

The Purdue University researcher is one of the first to examine the molecular processes that underlie infection by soil microbes.

New technology could open doors for researchers studying animals’ most complex organ.

Researchers are using souped-up mass spectrometry to localize proteins within brain cells.

From efforts to increase the transparency of the review process to initiatives offering training, there are many attempts underway to make better reviewers out of researchers.

We are on the cusp of yet another revolution in how we feed the populace.

Lampbrush chromosomes, first observed in the 19th century, still offer an unparalleled glimpse into how genetic information is organized in the cell.