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Why do plants look the ways they do? How do plants and animals communicate
with eath other, even though they can't talk?
Join us exploring this fascinating world of plant biology!
News
2026.06.10: Manuscript "A CLE-RLK-LBD signaling module promotes de novo shoot regeneration in plants" in collaboration with Prof. Guodong Wang (Shaanxi Normal University)
has been published in Journal of Integrative Plant Biology.
2026.04.04: Manuscript "Tri-arabinosylation facilitates the bioactivity of CLE3 peptide in Arabidopsis" by Honoka Maki has been published in Plant Biotechnology.
2026.04.01: International student Farhana Yeasmin is joining the Sawa Laboratory. Welcome!
2026.04.01: Undergraduate students Nagiho Hirakawa, Sakura Masaki, Azuna Matsuyuki, Shouta Morita, Kouki Yasujima, Haruya Yonashiro are joining the Sawa Laboratory. Welcome!







