Plants do it differently than other eukaryotes such as animals and fungi. Rather than constricting the dividing cell and pinching off the remaining cytoplasmic ...
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Zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) are essential for virtually every biological process. Our understanding of acquisition and distribution pathways for these ...
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Fusarium oxysporum causes Fusarium wilt disease in many agricultural important crops. To understand how the fungus manipulates its hosts we identify the ...
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The expansion of gene families via duplication is a characteristic feature of plant genomes and presents a major challenge for assigning biological functions ...
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Plant-parasitic nematodes cause agricultural losses exceeding €100 billion annually. Among them, the root-knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne incognita stands out ...
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In nature, plants are subjected to a diverse range of harmful pathogens from multiple kingdoms of life. To cope with diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, ...
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Adrian Dyer is a vision scientist interested in the comparative physiology of how different animals evolved their visual capabilities depending on the ecology ...
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Faced with accelerating climate change and rapid population growth, we need crops with higher yields and greater resilience to ensure food security. Crop ...
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Ustilago maydis, the fungus responsible for smut disease in maize, utilizes secondary metabolites like melanin to enhance its virulence and survival. Our ...
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