Chloroplasts Do More Than Photosynthesis: They’re Also A Key Player In Plant Immunity (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Chloroplasts Do More Than Photosynthesis: They’re Also A Key Player In Plant Immunity

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Experimental seedlings in the laboratory. UC Davis plant biologists have discovered how chloroplasts, responsible for photosynthesis in green plants, also play a key role in plant immunity to infections.

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Sasha Bakhter, UC Davis College of Biological Sciences

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