to all Arabidopsis community
David Galbraith
dgalbrai at ag.Arizona.EDU
Mon Dec 11 08:36:15 EST 2000
Dan Cosgrove and I discussed the disturbing use of non-SI units on the
cover of your special issue of Plant Physiology (a "milestone" in Plant
Biology), particularly considering the contributions provided by the non
US-scientific community to the arabidopsis genome sequence!
We propose a clarification to indicate that one milestone equals
approximately 10.4 kilometer kilograms. For the situation in England, 6.5
mile kilograms might prove more intuitive....
Best wishes
David Galbraith
On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Natasha Raikhel wrote:
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> <font face="Times, Times" size=4><b>Dear Colleagues,<br>
> Arabidopsis Genome- A Milestone in Plant Biology<br>
> <br>
> "What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been
> discovered." Ralph Waldo Emerson's observation takes on a special
> resonance this month as the plant biology community celebrates the
> completion of the Arabidopsis genome project. In the painting that graces
> the December Arabidopsis Special Issue of Plant Physiology (courtesy of
> Dr. Chris Somerville), the artist Janet Wehr captures the understated
> beauty of this weed-no-longer which has, by virtue of its diminutive
> size, small genome, and brief life cycle, become a giant of science.
> <br>
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> Because of its small size, predilection to self-pollinate, quick
> generation time, and copious production of tiny seeds,<i> Arabidopsis
> thaliana</i> has become the most powerful genetic and genomic model
> system in plant biology. The amount of research on Arabidopsis has grown
> from a trickle in the 1970s and 1980s to a steadily increasing flood in
> the 1990s. The completion of the Arabidopsis genome sequence this month
> is the culmination of a remarkable decade of worldwide growth and
> collaboration, and will, no doubt, stimulate even more
> Arabidopsis-related work. Evidence of the healthy state of cooperation in
> Arabidopsis functional genomics is presented in this month's special
> issue of<i> Plant Physiology,</i> which is solely devoted to Arabidopsis
> and is</font><font face="Times, Times" size=4 color="#FF0000"> free
> on-line from December 14 until the end of
> January.</font><font face="Times, Times" size=4> In this issue, six
> solicited articles are devoted to "Resources and Opportunities"
> for Arabidopsis genome research. The purpose of these articles is not
> only to make widely known what public resources are available, but also
> to recognize the significant contributions of a number of dedicated
> individuals. Specific articles are devoted to the seed and molecular
> resources for Arabidopsis, the Arabidopsis genome project, the
> Arabidopsis Gene-Chip project, the Arabidopsis microarray project, the
> Arabidopsis knockout facility, and the Arabidopsis Information Service.
> This issue also contains 28 research articles, 4 Scientific
> Correspondence articles and 4 Updates, all concerning Arabidopsis-related
> work. The Plant Physiology Editorial Board and staff hope very much that
> many of you will take a moment of your time and read this free issue:
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> <font face="Times, Times" size=4><b>Thank you very much
> indeed,</font></b><font face="Times, Times"> <br>
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> </font><font face="Times, Times" size=4><b>Natasha
> Raikhel</font></b><font face="Times, Times"> <br>
> </font><font face="Times, Times" size=4><b>Editor-in-Chief of Plant
> Physiology</font></b><br>
> <div>Natasha Raikhel</div>
> <div>Editor-in-Chief, Plant Physiology</div>
> <div>MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory</div>
> <div>Michigan State University</div>
> <div>East Lansing, MI 48824-1312 USA</div>
> <div>Phone: (517) 353-3518</div>
> <div>Fax: (517) 432-9560</div>
> <div>e-mail: nraikhel at msu.edu</div>
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