Researchers from Tübingen and The Sainsbury Laboratory uncover the mechanism which triggers host plant resistance against parasitic plants.
Open access to data has enhanced the ability of the scientific community to respond to emerging threats like ash dieback disease.
On Thursday 16th July 2015, Dan MacLean took part in eLife's Twitter takeover to talk about Fraxinus.
Dr Nicola Patron has led development of the first common standard for the assembly of DNA parts for plant synthetic biology.
The Sainsbury Laboratory's Head of Synthetic Biology, Dr Nicola Patron, has been awarded a SynBio LEAP Fellowship, and will help shape the future of the field.