A Glimpse Into the Life and Development of Plants—Anthony Trewavas—Emeritus School of Biological Sciences of the University of Edinburgh

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Richard Jacobs

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4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

How do plants control what they do? How do they grow and develop, and how is their growth and development controlled? At its core, all of Dr. Anthony Trewavas’ work as a molecular biologist has revolved around these questions. He’s been studying plant life and biochemistry for decades now, collecting and developing an impressive amount of technical knowledge along the way. On today’s episode, he explains what triggered this lifelong interest, how his career has developed and evolved over the years, and what he’s learned about a number of aspects of plant behavior and development. One of his main focuses has been on protein phosphorylation, which he explains is the most basic method of changing what cells do by modifying enzymatic activity. He also explains the role and effects of a plant hormone called auxin, plant mechanical stimulation, the importance of calcium in the process of responding to signals, how plants take up and store calcium, general systems theory as it applies to the study of plant hormones, and so much more.

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1:16.4	of biochemistry for many years, more years than I've been alive and looking forward to speaking
1:21.2	to him. So Anthony, thank you.
1:23.0	Thank you. I mean, when you told me your age, I hadn't realized,
1:28.1	of course, that I was well into research before you were even born.
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