Succulents as role models: How they balance photosynthesis and water loss so efficiently A research team led by the University of Bern has decoded a mechanism by which an inconspicuous succulent regulates the uptake of carbon dioxide via the leaf surface so finely that it receives enough ...

Nice to see the story about Kalanchoë laxiflora MUTE regulating stomatal subsidiary cell development from the labs of @heikelindner.bsky.social @michaelraissig.bsky.social being picked up by wider news outlets: phys.org/news/2026-03...

MUTE drives asymmetric divisions to form stomatal subsidiary cells in Crassulaceae succulents Crassulaceae MUTE guides asymmetric divisions to form stomatal subsidiary cells in succulents.

Many thanks to @michaelraissig.bsky.social @heikelindner.bsky.social for this brilliant collaboration. They did the elegant and innovative developmental biology and we provided resources and training for the Kalanchoë laxiflora diploid model species: Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...