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This month 31 new breaking news stories were posted on the GPC website including...

Structure and function of photosynthesis protein explained in detail
An international team of researchers has solved the structure and elucidated the function of photosynthetic complex I, a key element in photosynthetic electron transport.

Plant peptide helps roots to branch out in the right places
A research team has identified a peptide and its receptor that help lateral roots to grow with the right spacing.

Plants have a plan for all seasons
A new research reveals that plants combine the temperature sensitivity of multiple processes to distinguish between the seasons.

Forget-me-not: Scientists pinpoint memory mechanism in plants
Plants’ memory function enables them to accurately coordinate their development in response to stress or to the changing seasons. A new research reveals potential new targets that could support the development of new plant varieties, including cereals and vegetables, that can adapt to different environmental conditions.

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40th Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association in India
14–16 February 2019. IIT Guwahati Campus, India. 

4th Early Career PI (ECPI) network
20–22 February 2019. Copenhagen, Denmark. 

60th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists (JSPP)
13–15 March 2019. Nagoya, Japan. 

Job Opportunities /

Do you know of a job opportunity we've missed? Please tell us about it by emailing isabel@globalplantcouncil.org

GPC is gathering job opportunies and posting them in our social media accounts, either on our devoted Facebook group  with over 400 members or using the #plantscijobs hashtag on a Twitterstorm one Friday a month from our principal Twitter account. Please, join either to be informed. Next Twitterstorm will take place on the 22nd February between 3 and 4 pm CEST.

Science Communication /

If you want to contribute or have any doubts do not hesitate to contact isabel@globalplantcouncil.org

Some example of questions suggested until now are the following:

• Do you believe climate change is real?
• What is climate change?
• What is a GMO?
• What do you think of GMOs?

Call for help from CONCISE, an EU funded project

The CONCISE project’s main objective is to provide qualitative knowledge through a citizen consultation on the channels by which the general public acquire their science-related  knowledge, and how this knowledge influences their beliefs, opinions, and perceptions. The project will focuse on a small number of topics, among them food safety (that includes GMOs, new breeding techniques and use of phytosanitary products) and climate change.

The CONCISE team has asked GPC to reach the plant science community, as experts in their field, so they can provide their input in order to prepare the questions to be asked (Examples on the left). Deadline for providing feedback: 28th February.

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