Chloroplasts Do More Than Photosynthesis: They’re Also a Key Player in Plant Immunity

Andy Fell — October 25, 2023 - 11:15am

Scientists have long known that chloroplasts help plants turn the sun’s energy into food, but a new study, led by plant biologists at the ��Ƶ, Davis, shows that they are also essential for plant immunity to viral and bacterial pathogens.

Chloroplasts are generally spherical, but a small percentage of them change their shape and send out tube-like projections called “stromules.” First observed over a century ago, the biological function of stromules has remained enigmatic.

Vaccines Hitch a Genomic Ride to Ward off Deadly Chicken Disease

Patricia Bailey — November 17, 2016 - 4:18pm

A new study from ��Ƶ and the U.S. Department of Agriculture describes how vaccines insert themselves into the chicken’s chromosomes to work against Marek's disease, a deadly virus of chickens, and how the vaccine's activity could offer a model for related human herpesvirus diseases such as chickenpox.

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Chloroplasts Do More Than Photosynthesis: They’re Also a Key Player in Plant Immunity

Vaccines Hitch a Genomic Ride to Ward off Deadly Chicken Disease