For the first time in history, we can watch plants activate their defense system in real time — thanks to a protein sensor.

Tang B, et al. (2025): SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance. Science doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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Using state-of-the-art microscopy, scientists have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism underlying root growth.

Vukašinović N, Hsu C-W, Marconi M, et al. (2025): Polarity-guided uneven mitotic divisions control brassinosteroid activity in proliferating plant root cells.
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Researchers from Moldova State University in Chișinău are getting hands-on training from our experts in new genomic techniques (NGTs), so they can apply them back home.

👉 These methods can significantly accelerate the breeding of crops more resilient to climate change, diseases, and pests.

IEB and the Korean Institute of Natural Products Research (KIST) will collaborate on a unique project. For the first time on an international scale, they will systematically combine two different approaches – cultivating plants in smart farms and using natural microorganisms living in symbiosis.