Selected news coverage, university announcements, podcasts and public-facing explainers connected to my research and scientific interests.
Double-stranded RNA does more than trigger plant defence
SLU · University news
News from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences on double-stranded RNA and plant defence.
Red clover and resistance to Fusarium avenaceum
Gist.Science · AI-generated explainer of TpUGT89B1 preprint
El nuevo coronavirus seguirá evolucionando de forma inevitable
DEBATE · Spanish-language coverage
Spanish-language coverage of coronavirus evolution and mutations.
Agrotitanes · Podcast · Español
A Spanish-language podcast episode where I discuss viruses, their role in evolution, and their impact on plants, animals and society.
Three perspectives on the same plant-metabolism study.
MSU scientists shake up balancing act of plant metabolism
MSUToday · University news
How research on plant pigments revealed a connection between small RNAs and the balance of plant metabolism.
Scientists shake up balancing act of plant metabolism
Phys.org · Science news
Michigan State University’s plant-metabolism story, republished by Phys.org.
Anthocyanins, small RNAs and Arabidopsis carbon metabolism
Grotewold Lab · MSU · Lab announcement
The lab announcement for our Nature Communications paper on the interaction between anthocyanin metabolism and the RDR6/SGS3/DCL4 pathway.