Plant Cell Extracts

Iron Fist: When Biology Meets Fiction

by Céline Caseys

Getting Folded Proteins Through the Doors of the Chloroplast

a.k.a Fold me twice, shame on me.

The Sugar Heist: A Sneaky Pathogen Siphons off Sugars with Plant’s Own Pipes

Up-Sizing: The Tale of The Polyploid Giants

By Céline Caseys

Small Difference, Big Effect: How a single letter changes apple resistance to a pathogen

Rice’s Defense Kit Against Vampires

By Céline Caseys

Garlic. Holy water. Crucifix. Silver chains. A stiff wooden stake. A mirror. That’s the toolkit you’d probably pack up for a close encounter with a vampire.

Plants Tolerate the Cold by Editing Their Genetic Messages

By Jenna Gallegos

Wild plants are really good at surviving extreme temperatures. If we can find out how, we might be able to make our food crops more resilient. A collaborative group of scientists in the…

To Breed or Not to Breed? Self-Incompatibility Prevents Inbreeding in Flowering Plants

Detect and Protect: Security Systems for Plants