The diffusion of carbon dioxide from the air into leaf cells is essential for photosynthesis, but our understanding of how this occurs is limited

Plant energy organelles such as chloroplasts are central to the evolution and function of plants; indeed it can be argued that chloroplasts are the raison d’ȇtre for plants.

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Invited Panel: Ary Hoffmann, Karyn Johnson, Ben Schwessinger

Metabolic engineered tobacco plants accumulating oil in vegetative tissues have been developed to meet future plant oil demands.

Visual insect navigation is an active research topic. Insects have low resolution eyes and a tiny brain, yet they continuously solve very complex navigational problems; an ability that underpins fundamental biological processes such as pollination and parental care.

Sexual selection is an important evolutionary force, driving the evolution of striking traits that can appear not only beautiful, but also counter-intuitive and even ridiculous.

Photosynthetic improvement has become a major focus for researchers seeking to increase yields of crop plants.

10th May Anne Conibear, University of Queensland