Breaking the angular dispersion limit in thin film optics by ultra-strong light-matter coupling.

Thin film interference is integral to modern photonics, e.g., allowing for precise design of high performance optical filters, photovoltaics and light-emitting devices.

The receptor MIK2 interacts with the kinase RKS1 to control quantitative disease resistance to Xanthomonas campestris.

Molecular mechanisms underlying qualitative resistance have been intensively studied. In contrast, although quantitative disease resistance (QDR) is a common, durable, and broad-spectrum form of immune responses in plants, only a few related functional analyses have been reported. The atypical kinase Resistance related kinase 1 (RKS1) is a major regulator of QDR to the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas campestris (Xcc) and is positioned in a robust protein-protein decentralized network in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana).

Toward Ecologically Relevant Genetics of Interactions Between Host Plants and Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria.

The social movement to reduce reliance on pesticides and synthesized fertilizers and the growing global demand for sustainable food supplies require the development of eco-friendly and sustainable agricultural practices. In line, plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) can participate in creating innovative agroecological systems. While the effectiveness of PGPB is highly influenced by abiotic conditions and microbe-microbe interactions, beneficial plant-PGPB interactions can also highly depend on both host and PGPB genotype.

[Sincipital meningoencephaloceles: Clinical and surgical considerations].

Sincipital meningoencephaloceles (MECs) are rare congenital malformations characterized by the herniation of brain or meningeal tissue through an opening in the anterior floor of the skull base. These malformations always affect the frontal bone, specifically the glabellar region and the naso-frontal angle. A collaboration between Médecins du Monde and the Children's Surgical Center in Phnom Penh has enabled the treatment of over four hundred cases over twenty years.

Retrotransposon-driven environmental regulation of FLC leads to adaptive response to herbicide.

The mobilization of transposable elements is a potent source of mutations. In plants, several stransposable elements respond to external cues, fuelling the hypothesis that natural transposition can create environmentally sensitive alleles for adaptation. Here we report on the detailed characterization of a retrotransposon insertion within the first intron of the Arabidopsis floral-repressor gene FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) and the discovery of its role for adaptation.