We asked the members of the in silico Plants editorial board about the experience that has had the biggest impact on their career. This is what they said: A key moment was attending the ‘Mathematical modelling of...
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Rachel Shekar
Celebrating 1, 10 and 100
Treasurer Roderick Hunt celebrates a few milestones for the Annals of Botany Company.
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Miraculin: The Miracle in Miracle Fruit
The quest for a sweetener healthier than sugar continues. One possible candidate is Synsepalum dulcificum, but it isn't a simple task to create a new sweetener.
Steven Sankey
An impatient person’s guide to making black flowers
For World Goth Day, I have tried to make a black flower. It didn't work, but I have failed in a way that might explain why it's not easy to make a Rainbow Rose.
Alun Salt
Burning States
Wildfires are on the move in North America. Not just sweeping across landscapes in a season, but also changing where they appear over the years.
Can Early Career Researchers write reviews? The case of Zinc.
Philip White talks to Martin Broadley about how they wrote some highly-cited reviews as Early Career Researchers.
Philip White
Plants can show your presence at a crime scene
How empty does a room have to be to have no witnesses?
Reflections on “Chlorophyll fluorescence – a practical guide”
Philip White talks to Giles Johnson and finds out that what some people call a waste of time, other people call a citation classic.
Can carnivorous plants control an invasive hornet?
Betteridge's law of headlines states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." But some scientists in France have tested Sarracenia to find the answer is more like 'not yet'.
Spanish mistletoe travels
Mistletoe is said to ward off evil, but it cannot ward off climate change. However, a new study from Spain shows it might be able to escape the worst for a while.
Researching Pollen Illuminating the Invisible
For many people, pollen means nose itching and eyes watering - but it is so much more. It is the reason we have food on our plates, and flowers around us. When pollen forms abnormally or degenerates, it is unable to...
Alison Tidy
Plant Pathologists are heroes
Understanding an imaginary virus could have real consequences.
Fungus gnats see red when pollinating
Some plants rely on gnats for pollination, but they also rely on fungi to provide a food source for the next generation of gnats.
Plants and Fungi: An ancient partnership
Why are we interested in fungi here? Partly because if you're interested in plants, you'll find fungi everywhere.
