"AJB and APPS Special Issue Call for Papers”. Photos, clockwise from top left: Pleopeltis michauxiana, Sequoiadendron giganteum, unidentified moss species, Azolla cristata. The text beneath the image reads: “New Perspectives from the Genealogy of Flagellate Plants (GoFlag)”. Photos by Jessie Pelosi.

#AppsPlantSci and #AJB are accepting proposals for joint special issues highlighting new resources & advances resulting from the #GoFlag project: papers that present research advances, methodological innovations, and resources.

Deadline for proposals: April 1, 2026.

More details: bit.ly/49JPtDe

The gift that shaped my career in science Nature asked about your most memorable scientific gifts. You delivered.

Have you ever received a gift that shaped your life and career?

We asked the Nature Briefing readers this, and their answers really delivered go.nature.com/4q1OAez

This science sleuth revealed a retraction crisis at Indian universities Nature - Achal Agrawal is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.

Achal Agrawal realised how ingrained research misconduct had become, and resolved to do something about the issue

He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/48vJod4

Front cover of a postcard to promote an upcoming special issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany titled "Plant Cell Wall Biology". The issue will be edited by George Haughn, Shawn Mansfield & Lacey Samuels. There are two images on the postcard: Above Cross-section of a developing Arabidopsis seed (courtesy of George Haughn, UBC Botany). Left Holly leaf skeleton showing the vasculature of lignified plant cell walls (courtesy of Lacey Samuels, UBC Botany).

🌿 UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE 🌿

🔬🧱 Plant Cell Wall Biology 🧱🔬

Editors: George Haughn, Shawn Mansfield & Lacey Samuels

📅 Deadline: 31 December 2025

📣 We welcome contributions! 🔗 Contact us: bit.ly/JXBissues?utm...

#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
@sebiology.bsky.social

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⏰ Don’t forget – applications for the JXB 2026 Editorial Internships closes next Tuesday (30 Sept)! 🌱✍️

⚠️ Don’t leave it to last minute – the application takes some work:
📄 CV
📝 Cover letter
🔍 Commentary (Insight style, max 1500 words, based on a JXB paper ≥ July 2024)

Apply now: bit.ly/jxbinterns

GLPSC 2025 attendees pose together on the sidewalk in front of the Grand River for a group photo

Thank you to everyone who attended the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference and helped make it a success! This inaugural meeting brought together 416 registrants from 55 institutions. Together, we’ve built momentum for the future of #plantscience in the Great Lakes region and beyond! #GLPSC2025

Several groups of attendees sitting at tables networking with one another

A group of attendees sitting at a table speaking

A large banquet hall filled with round tables where attendees are seated listening to a talk.

The BioChambers exhibit with a winnable tote bag

The 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference is in full swing! 416 registrants from the Great Lakes region and beyond are connecting, presenting, and pushing the boundaries of plant science together. 🌿 #GLPSC2025

Applications are open for our Pivot to Plants fellowship! Funded by the National Science Foundation, this program is an opportunity for those looking to pivot to a career in plant or data science. Check it out!

Find more details & apply: https://loom.ly/DT03JV8

BBX transcription factor evolution in the green plant lineage BBX transcription factors play versatile roles in integrating environment cues and regulating plant development. The model plant Arabidopsis continues to be a primary tool for the molecular investigat...

BBX transcription factor evolution in the green plant lineage
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Automatic identification and annotation of MYB gene family members in plants
doi.org/10.1101/2021...

How an academic betrayal led me to change my authorship practices “Every cleaned data set, debugged script, and refined figure deserves acknowledgment,” this researcher writes

How an academic betrayal led me to change my authorship practices | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Regenerating protoplasts never fail to blow my mind even after all the times I've seen 'em, they're still mind-blowing 🍀
#Cellwall

Always inspired by the wonderful work that you are doing @aribidopsis.bsky.social
Keep going!

(1/4) It was 3-action-packed-days at @FASEBorg Plant Development meeting. I had the opportunity to share a recent story on nuclear movement from the lab.

Elucidating tissue and subcellular specificity of the entire SUMO network reveals how stress responses are fine-tuned in a eukaryote A spatial map of an entire protein modification system reveals tissue and subcellular diversification of SUMO components.

Elucidating tissue and subcellular specificity of the entire SUMO network reveals how stress responses are fine-tuned in a eukaryote

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Making conferences in the plant sciences more inclusive through community recommendations The ROOT & SHOOT project in the plant sciences has produced guidelines to help scientific societies organize conferences that are more inclusive and offer more supportive environments to all attendees...

We are incredibly excited & proud: our first publication is out in eLIFE!
"Making conferences in the plant sciences more inclusive through community recommendations"
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
This project was a team effort involving contributors from seven professional societies. #PlantSci

Why you should sequence your plasmids (and how to do it for free) Through GetGenome, scientists in 100 countries can access free whole-plasmid sequencing — removing barriers, improving quality control…

We just published: Why you should sequence your plasmids (and how to do it for free)

Through @GetGenome scientists in 100 countries can access free whole-plasmid sequencing —giving researchers the confidence to move their experiments forward.

medium.com/p/why-you-sh...

Very proud to share our latest preprint: postdoc/LRSF fellow Yue Rui studies the mechanisms regulating attachment of the cell wall to the plasma membrane. The Cellulose Synthase Complex and REMORINs determine the extent of attachment and root osmotic stress tolerance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thank you so much, Arif. I am so lucky to have a friend like you who is always supportive.

Cell Wall‐Microtubule Interactions in Plant Cell The plant cell wall, a rigid structural layer that surrounds each plant cell, is critical for regulating and controlling cell growth. Microtubules play a role in the production of cell walls by regul...

Very excited to share this mini- review that I wrote ‘Cell wall-Microtubule interactions in plant cell’ got published in Cytoskeleton journal. Thank you for this amazing opportunity and the support @aribidopsis.bsky.social @cytoskeljournal.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Time-resolved tracking of cellulose biosynthesis and assembly during cell wall regeneration in live Arabidopsis protoplasts Real-time imaging reveals multiscale dynamics of in vivo cellulose fibril network reconstruction in live plant protoplasts.

Time resolved tracking of cellulose biosynthesis and assembly in regenerating Arabidopsis protoplasts.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

What Are Model Organisms and Why Do We Use Them in Biology Research? How do you discover a life pathway or a cycle? We do it using model organisms. They form the basis of fundamental discoveries in biology. These are simple yet similar to humans. They are readily avail...

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.”
Just published a new article inspiring kids to explore the wonders of science. 🧪 🧫
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

What Are Model Organisms and Why Do We Use Them in Biology Research? How do you discover a life pathway or a cycle? We do it using model organisms. They form the basis of fundamental discoveries in biology. These are simple yet similar to humans. They are readily avail...

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.”
Just published a new article inspiring kids to explore the wonders of science. 🧪 🧫
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

A picture of many different green clovers, including some four-leaf clovers.

For St. Paddy's Day today, you may wonder why you can't find a four-leaf clover.
Gaps in the research suggested that a combination of environmental & genetic factors lead to this rare clover, but a study done 10 years ago suggests that it may be genetic.
bit.ly/CloverStudy

Schematic depiction of the morphology of P. margaritaceum cells and the response to inhibitor treatment, based on light microscopy and highresolution transmission electron microscopy (from LoRicco et al., JXB, 2025)

INSIGHT: 'More than a passive barrier: algal cell walls play an active role in determining cell shape, cell size, and organelle morphology' - Hoffmann, doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #plantscience 🧪

Two gorgeous plant entries in this excellent selection! 🌾💚
@minyaaa.bsky.social's spectacular Mimulus "pin shoot" apex and @lbmountain.bsky.social's exceptional image of the mature Brachypodium leaf epidermis.
Check out all entries in this wonderful #SciArt collection of developmental systems!

On authorship — Always seek your co-authors approval before submission kamounlab.medium.com/on-authorshi...

Big shoutouts to Nick Coleman for bringing this delightful protein into existence. FuGFP is the bestest. I've literally put this in everything I interface with. Pictures don't do it justice, tbh.

Diagrams comparing WT and dbb2 mutant plants in high R:FR vs. low R:FR conditions. Increasing maize planting density enhances yields but reduces light intensity and red:far-red ratio, triggering shade avoidance responses. Double B-box zinc finger protein 2 functions as a key regulator of plant height and shade avoidance responses in maize, with potential as a genetic target for improving maize varieties in high-density conditions.

🌽 Dense planting reduces internal light intensity and red:far-red ratio in the canopy, triggering shade avoidance responses that limit #yield enhancements. DBB2, a ZmBBX gene, is a crucial regulator of plant height and the shade avoidance response in maize. 🌽
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
#PlantScience

Schematic diagram showing the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis pathway starting from 5-aminolevulinic acid and branching at the point of protoporphyrin IX to chlorophyll/bacteriochlorophyll and heme/bilin biosynthetic pathways. Solid and dotted arrows indicate single and multiple enzyme steps, respectively. The chemical structures of representative tetrapyrroles are depicted. The conjugated regions are highlighted. Image taken from Masuda et al. Plant and Cell Physiology, Volume 66, Issue 2, February 2025, Pages 133–135, https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcaf014

📢Special Issue: #Tetrapyrrole #Photoreceptors in Photosynthetic Organisms is now online! @oxunipress.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/pcp/issue/66/2

Organised by:
T. Masuda
R. Narikawa
Y. Saga
H. Yamamoto
M. Terry @mjtplantbiology.bsky.social
Y. Fujita

Editorial: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#PlantScience

Image of a whole-leaf section of a plant, with some leaves in pale green with dark spots indicating fungal infection. The text next to the image reads "Spray-Induced Gene Silencing (SIGS)."

Spray-induced #gene silencing is an innovative, #EcoFriendly technology for controlling #plant #fungal diseases by applying #RNA molecules that silence key fungal genes via RNA interference.
Learn more in this new guide!
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
#PlantScience #RNAi #PlantImmunity