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Explore the future of space-ready plants at the Perth Garden Show

Apr 23rd, 2025

Imagine a future where plants don’t just thrive on Earth – but sustain human life beyond our planet.

Plants for Space, with The University of Western Australia as a leading partner, is pioneering fast-growing, zero-waste, ‘pick and eat’ plants designed for long-term survival in space and you can explore this bold vision at the Perth Garden Show next month.

Professor Ian Small, from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space and UWA’s School of Molecular Sciences said the project team was working to develop...

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Oliveira-Filho ER, Gayen AK, Leong BJ, Belt K, Voiniciuc C, Millar AH, Hanson AD Continuous Directed Evolution of a Short-Lived Plant Histidinol Dehydrogenase. (2026) (ACS Synth Biol) pubmed:41688052
Wijeweera S, Sharma D, Duncan O, Millar AH Metabolic Responses to Salinity Identify a Role for Mitochondrial 2-Oxoglutarate Dehydrogenase in Wheat Tissue Tolerance. (2026) (Plant, cell & environment) pubmed:41398528
Coates RJ, Miller TK, Millar AH Understanding and overcoming protein production bottlenecks in plants. (2026) (Trends in Plant Science) pubmed:41353043
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