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Join host Jeanne Harris as she discusses the H. H. Flor Distinguished Review, "Unlocking Nature’s Defense: Plant Pattern Recognition Receptors as Guardians Against Pathogenic Threats," with author Yingpeng Xie. This H. H. Flor Distinguished Review by Chao Zhang et al. showcases seminal studies in discovering receptor kinases (RKs) and receptor proteins (RPs) as R proteins and discusses the recent advances in understanding their functions in sensing pathogen signals and the plant cell integrity and in preventing autoimmunity, ultimately contributing to a robust and balanced plant defense response.

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NAS Inductees and Royal Society Fellows Named​

​Congratulations to 2024 U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) inductees Savithramma P. Dinesh-Kumar and Richard Michelmore and to Maria Harrison, who was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.






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Building a Career in Academia – Dr. David Thoms

How do you build a career in academia? In this episode, you will be hearing from Dr. David Thoms on his experience with diversity in academia as a junior professor, the importance of mentorship and peer support, and the ongoing journey in overcoming self-doubt.

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​​​​​​​​​MPMI Editor's Pick

Maize Root Exudates Promote Bacillus sp. Za Detoxification of Diphenyl Ether Herbicides by Enhancing Colonization and Biofilm Formation​​

Diphenyl ether herbicides are extensively utilized in agricultural systems, but their residues threaten the health of sensitive rotation crops. Functional microbial strains can degrade diphenyl ether herbicides in the rhizosphere of crops, facilitating the restoration of a healthy agricultural environment. However, the interplay between microorganisms and plants in diphenyl ether herbicides degradation remains unclear. To explore this, Yanning Tian et al. employed the herbicide-degrading strain Bacillus sp. Za and the sensitive crop, maize—finding that root exudates enhance Bacillus sp. Za's degradation of diphenyl ether herbicides through a positive feedback loop with maize. The bacterium increases root exudate secretion, leading to improved rhizosphere colonization, biofilm formation, and herbicide degradation.

​Read the commentary by Assistant Feature Editor Siva Sankari.​

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InterFaces: Spotlight on Early-Career Researchers: Danielle Stevens and Alba Moreno Perez

Join us for the first in our series highlighting early-career scientists and their recent discoveries. Graduate student Danielle Stevens and postdoctoral scientist Dr. Alba Moreno Pérez from the Coaker lab at UC Davis answer questions about their advice for choosing and navigating graduate school and their scientific inspirations. Learn about their paper on the natural variation of immune epitopes recently published in PNAS.

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