The unexpected activity of the metabolic compound helps to decode the language of the light of the plants
The researchers have revealed a way in which plants previously unknown shape their growth in response to light - a ...
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Corn plants use a volatile gas to fight pests in densely congested fields
When corn fields become too congested, plants are informed to increase their defenses. A research team led by Dongsheng Guo ...
Researchers resurrect the gene extinguished in plants with major implications for the development of drugs
Researchers from the Northeastern University have resurrected a extinct vegetable gene, making the evolutionary clock back down to open the ...
How physical forces shape the interior plants to generate their complex 3D forms
Plants are not content to grow, they are built. From imposing trees to delicate flowers, the complex shapes of the ...
Extremely well-preserved fossil sawfly sheds new light on the coevolution of insects and toxic plants
A team of Australian researchers have described a new species of now-extinct sawfly based on an extremely well-preserved fossil found ...
Plants fight for pollen space from pollinators
Scientists from South Africa and Brazil have provided empirical evidence that pollen grains from rival plants can compete with each ...
Study reveals plants have protein monitoring mechanism thought to exist only in animal cells
Plants have a sophisticated mechanism for monitoring the production of new proteins. The U1 snRNP complex ensures that protein blueprints ...
AI allows iNaturalist to map California plants with unprecedented precision
Using advanced artificial intelligence and citizen science data from the iNaturalist app, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have ...
Researchers discover how plants produce a new anti-stress molecule
New research identifies for the first time genes that help plants grow under stressful conditions, with implications for producing more ...
New seed fossil sheds light on wind dispersal of plants
Scientists have discovered one of the first examples of winged seeds, gaining insight into the origin and early evolution of ...
