At a time when genome sequencing is the big thing, it might seem that genetics is the place to be. However a new frontier is opening in plant sciences with the study of epigenetics. Epigenetics offers insights into how organisms develop beyond the effects of their DNA. This is a particular concern for plant scientists. [...]

Despite the considerable number of studies on the impacts of climate change on alpine plants, there have been few attempts to investigate its effect on regeneration. Mondoni et al. consider altitudinal variation of temperature as a surrogate for future climate scenarios and expose seeds to 12 different cycles of simulated seasonal temperatures in the laboratory, derived [...]