<i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> (IMAGE) Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Caption Arabidopsis thaliana is often used as a model organism. Credit Markus Scholz / MLU Usage Restrictions Use with appropriate credit, for covering the research of Marcel Quint at MLU. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.