Arabidopsis Thaliana Plant (IMAGE) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Caption An image of an Arabidopsis thaliana plant, a relative of mustard, developing properly. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor David Jackson and his team discovered a protein required for normal development that helps plant cells exchange RNA messages. Credit Munenori Kitagawa/Jackson lab/CSHL, 2021 Usage Restrictions Attribution required License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.