When gene regulatory networks operate in regimes where the number of protein molecules is so small that the molecular species are on the verge of extinction, the death and resurrection of the species greatly modifies the attractor landscape. Deterministic models and the diffusion approximation to the master equation break down at the limits of protein populations in a way very analogous to the ...

This perspective provides an overview to the Special Issue on Resurrection Ecology (RE). It summarizes the contributions to this Special Issue, and provides background information and future prospects for the use of RE in both basic and applied evolutionary studies.

Citation: Moore JP and Farrant JM (2015) Editorial: Current advances and challenges in understanding plant desiccation tolerance. One of the most exciting and gratifying privileges of having edited this research topic on plant desiccation tolerance is that we received papers and reviews on resurrection plant species (particularly angiosperms) covering five continents, almost six, although unfor...