2017
Award for best oral presentation
PhD student Alexandra Menna (Plant Cell Biology group) was awarded for best oral presentation at the 9th European Plant Science Meeting. Congratulations, Alex, for this well deserved prize
New review: Regulation of cellulose synthesis in response to stress
Dr. Christopher Kesten and PhD student Alexandra Menna from the group of Plant Cell Biology review the current knowledge about the integration of stress perception and downstream responses in the context of cellulose synthesis and MT networks.
New Publication by the RNA Biology Group
A genome-wide transcriptome and translatome analysis of Arabidopsis transposons identifies a unique and conserved genome expression strategy for Ty1/Copia retroelements
Prof. Wilhelm Gruissem - GEN SUISSE Scientist of the Month
Prof. Wilhelm Gruissem is Scientist of the Month September 2017 of the GEN SUISSE Foundation.
ETH News: Multi-nutrient rice against malnutrition
ETH researchers have developed a new rice variety that not only has increased levels of the micronutrients iron and zinc in the grains, but also produces beta-carotene as a precursor of vitamin A. This could help to reduce micronutrient malnutrition, or «hidden hunger», which is widespread in developing countries.
How phytoplankton rule the oceans
Photosynthesis is a unique biological process that has permitted the colonization of land and sea by plants and phytoplankton respectively.