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- The opium poppy genome and morphinan production
The opium poppy genome reveals gene duplication, rearrangement, and fusion events that led to morphine production.
- Systemic control of legume susceptibility to rhizobial infection by a mobile microRNA
A microRNA made in the shoot regulates microbial nodulation in Lotus roots.
- Glutamate triggers long-distance, calcium-based plant defense signaling
Wounded plant cells leak l-glutamate, triggering plant-wide Ca2+ signaling events through glutamate receptor–like channels.
- A single transcription factor promotes both yield and immunity in rice
A transcription factor that builds a high-yielding rice plant also supports immune responses.
- Can a transgenic chestnut restore a forest icon?
Researchers seek permit to release American chestnut engineered to resist a deadly blight.