The second IPPS online meeting in 2025 featured two excellent presentations on two different parasitic plants. Salma Shahid talked about the fascinating interplay between miRNAs and DNA methylation in the context of Cuscuta and Arabidopsis interactions. Please visit her group webpage to find out more.
In the second talk, Jiacheng Ji, a PhD student in the lab of Guilin Chen, provided an insightful update on their extensive efforts to better understand and predict current and future distributions of Cynomorium songaricum.