Now that we have all had a chance to learn a bit more about the Trump administration and its positions on science, it is time to launch the inevitable conversation about how best to respond. The appointment of Robert F. Kennedy to lead a task force to evaluate the safety of vaccines (Phillip et al., … Read more
ASPB is the National Coordinator for all US Fascination of Plant Day events. To participate, organize an education or public outreach event during the month of May 2017 in your community and submit your event by email to plantday@aspb.org. Entries submitted by email will be entered into the ASPB #PlantDay Raffle Contest. Events may be held in a … Read more
Review: Methods of cell-specific hormone analysis ($) Plant hormones are active at very small quantities and often act differently in different cell types. Various methods, primarily involving mass spectrometry and sensors, have been developed to identify and quantify hormones with cellular-level precision. Novák et al. review these methods and discuss their strengths and limitations, as … Read more
Hopefully everyone has checked out the new Plantae Job Board, launched last October. This new job board offers more benefits for both the job seeker and the employer. If you have not checked it out yet, you should do so soon. At Plant Biology 2017, we are doing away with the old, paper job boards … Read more
As the editor-in-chief, I am excited to introduce Plant Direct (plantdirectjournal.org), a new journal from Wiley and the societies behind Plant Physiology, The Plant Journal, and The Plant Cell. Although there is a crowded landscape of journals to choose from, we believe that Plant Direct fills an unserved role for the plant community. We seek to be the … Read more