Chloroplast translation is essential for cellular viability and plant development. Its positioning
at the intersection of organellar RNA and protein metabolism makes it a unique point for the …

The small bacterial-type genome of the plastid (chloroplast) can be engineered by genetic
transformation, generating cells and plants with transgenic plastid genomes, also referred to …

The growth in world population, climate change, and resource scarcity necessitate a
sustainable increase in crop productivity. Photosynthesis in major crops is limited by the …

Double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) targeted against essential genes can trigger a lethal RNA
interference (RNAi) response in insect pests. The application of this concept in plant …

In photosynthetic organisms, d-ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
(Rubisco) is the major enzyme assimilating atmospheric CO2 into the biosphere. Owing to …

Artemisinin-based therapies are the only effective treatment for malaria, the most
devastating disease in human history. To meet the growing demand for artemisinin and …

Abstract Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) performs most of the
carbon fixation on Earth. However, plant Rubisco is an intrinsically inefficient enzyme given …

Plastids (chloroplasts) possess an enormous capacity to synthesize and accumulate foreign
proteins. Here we have maximized chloroplast protein production by over‐expressing a …

The uncertainty of future climate change is placing pressure on cropping systems to
continue to provide stable increases in productive yields. To mitigate future climates and the …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) kill microbes or inhibit their growth and are promising next-
generation antibiotics. Harnessing their full potential as antimicrobial agents will require …