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Global Plant Council
Bursary to Attend the State of the World's Plants Symposium 2017
30 March 2017

Sponsorship is available for one early career researcher (PhD student or postdoctoral researcher within five years of obtaining PhD) to attend the State of the World’s Plants Symposium 2017 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK).

RUB, Kramer
Hydrogen production: This is how green algae assemble their enzymes
30 March 2017

Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have analysed how green algae manufacture complex components of a hydrogen-producing enzyme. The enzyme, known as the hydrogenase, may be relevant for the biotechnological production of hydrogen.

Trees
To branch or not to branch? Shade, ABA and auxin
28 March 2017

Should a plant branch or not? It’s a critically important question for survival, and intricate signalling would be expected to underpin the ‘decision’. A recent Journal of Experimental Botany paper from Holalu and Finlayson focusing on the response in Arabidopsis to an increased red to far-red light ratio intriguingly puts the emphasis on abscisic acid (ABA) before stem auxin changes. This groundbreaking research is introduced in an accompanying Insight article in the same issue.

Caroline & Swati
SEB Represented at Voice of the Future 2017
27 March 2017

Two of SEB’s young members took part in this year’s ‘Voice of the Future’, held in the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 15 March 2017. Organised by the Royal Society of Biology, this annual event provides an opportunity for early career members of learned societies, such as SEB, to pose their questions to top UK politicians and policy makers.

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Using animals in biomedical research: why education holds the key
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