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Have you read our collection on Plant responses to UV? Guest Edited by Gareth I Jenkins the collection is available to read online now.

This collection highlights the breadth of research being undertaken to understand how plants respond to UV radiation in the environment. Some articles focus on the mechanisms of UV perception and the consequent regulation of gene expression and downstream responses, while others are concerned with ecological perspectives and applications in crop production.

The themed issue is based substantially on presentations given at the 2018 Network Meeting of UV4Plants, the international association for plant UV research, held in Bled, Slovenia. The meeting included workshop sessions involving researchers with diverse interests in plant UV research, which resulted in an extensive perspective article (see T. M. Robson et al.) integrating the broad spectrum of plant UV research and highlighting areas where future research could be directed.

Gareth I. Jenkins

Browse some of the articles in the collection:

Transmission of ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared solar radiation to plants within a seasonal snow pack
T. Matthew Robson and Pedro J. Aphalo
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 1963-1971
DOI: 10.1039/C9PP00197B, Paper

Fossil pollen and spores as a tool for reconstructing ancient solar-ultraviolet irradiance received by plants: an assessment of prospects and challenges using proxy-system modelling
Alistair W. R. Seddon, Daniela Festi, T. Matthew Robson and Boris Zimmermann
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 275-294
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP00490K, Perspective

Regulation of Arabidopsis gene expression by low fluence rate UV-B independently of UVR8 and stress signaling
Andrew O’Hara, Lauren R. Headland, L. Aranzazú Díaz-Ramos, Luis O. Morales, Åke Strida and Gareth I. Jenkins
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 1675-1684
DOI: 10.1039/C9PP00151D, Paper

Different irradiances of UV and PAR in the same ratios alter the flavonoid profiles of Arabidopsis thaliana wild types and UV-signalling pathway mutants
Susanne Neugart, Mark A. Tobler and Paul W. Barnes
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 1685-1699
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP00496J, Paper

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Have you read our recent themed web collection on ‘Lasers in Medicine’? Guest Edited by Franz Trautinger the collection is available online now.

‘Since its invention in the 1960s the technology of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser) has become essential to all areas within the photochemical and photobiological sciences. In photomedicine its use is manifold, in routine patient care as well as in clinical and experimental research, and continuing innovation is driven by the steady development of new laser sources and application devices. This virtual themed issue provides a selection of reviews and research articles on practical and conceptual aspects of the use of lasers in medicine written and compiled to attract the interest of a community of readers hopefully as broad as the topics covered.

Franz Trautinger’

A selection of the articles in the collection:

Depth resolved label-free multimodal optical imaging platform to study morpho-molecular composition of tissue
Marco Andreana, Ryan Sentosa, Mikael T. Erkkilä, Wolfgang Drexler and Angelika Unterhuber
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 997-1008
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP00410B, Paper

Photobiomodulation: lasers vs. light emitting diodes?
Vladimir Heiskanen and Michael R. Hamblin
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2018, 17, 1003-1017
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP00176F, Perspective

Examining tumor modulating effects of photobiomodulation therapy on head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Felipe Martins Silveira, Mariana de Pauli Paglioni, Márcia Martins Marques, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Cesar Augusto Migliorati, Praveen Arany and Manoela Domingues Martins
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 1621-1637
DOI: 10.1039/C9PP00120D, Perspective

Reflectance confocal microscopy in the diagnosis of pigmented macules of the face: differential diagnosis and margin definition
Francesca Farnetani, Marco Manfredini, Johanna Chester, Silvana Ciardo, Salvador Gonzalez and Giovanni Pellacani
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 963-969
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP00525G, Perspective

Laser assisted tattoo removal – state of the art and new developments
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 349-358
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP00416A, Paper

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Each month we update our 2019 Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences Perspective collection which pulls together all of the reviews published in PPS throughout the year. Remember to check back to read our latest articles!

These articles are attracting a lot of attention already:

Ozone–climate interactions and effects on solar ultraviolet radiation
A. F. Bais, G. Bernhard, R. L. McKenzie, P. J. Aucamp, P. J. Young, M. Ilyas, P. Jöckelh and M. Deushi
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 602-640
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP90059K

Linkages between stratospheric ozone, UV radiation and climate change and their implications for terrestrial ecosystems
Janet F. Bornman, Paul W. Barnes, T. Matthew Robson, Sharon A. Robinson, Marcel A. K. Jansen, Carlos L. Ballaré and Stephan D. Flint
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 681-716
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP90061B

Solar UV radiation in a changing world: roles of cryosphere–land–water–atmosphere interfaces in global biogeochemical cycles
B. Sulzberger, A. T. Austin, R. M. Cory, R. G. Zepp and N. D. Paul
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 747-774
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP90063A

Human health in relation to exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation under changing stratospheric ozone and climate
R. M. Lucas, S. Yazar, A. R. Young, M. Norval, F. R. de Gruijl, Y. Takizawa, L. E. Rhodes, C. A. Sinclair and R. E. Neale
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 641-680
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP90060D

Interactive effects of solar UV radiation and climate change on material damage
A. L. Andrady, K. K. Pandey and A. M. Heikkilä
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2019, 18, 804-825
DOI: 10.1039/C8PP90065E

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