Researchers dig to get to the root of lavender's secrets
A team of researchers, including UBC's Soheil Mahmoud, have recently sequenced the genome of lavender.
A team of researchers, including UBC's Soheil Mahmoud, have recently sequenced the genome of lavender.
Biotechnology
Oct 11, 2018
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While lavender has long been known for its strong scent and soothing oils, a UBC researcher is exploring the plant's ability to create natural pesticides.
Biotechnology
Sep 27, 2017
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Although studies suggest that inhaling certain scents may reduce stress in humans, aromatherapy is relatively unexplored in veterinary medicine. But new research presented today at the American Physiological Society (APS) ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2017
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The sweet smell of lavender is tinged with bitterness this year in the south of France, as farmers who harvest the flower protest European regulations linking the plant to chemical toxins.
Other
Sep 7, 2014
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Are our favourite garden flowers attractive to hungry visitors such as bees and butterflies to feed on?
Ecology
Oct 17, 2013
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Artificially created salt marshes are no substitute for natural ones, hosting fewer kinds of plant and often ending up overrun by just a few species, scientists have shown.
Ecology
Sep 20, 2012
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Lavender oil could be used to combat the increasing incidence of antifungal-resistant infections, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The essential oil shows a potent antifungal effect against ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2011
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Contrary to a thousand face cream adverts, the secret of fertility might not be eternal youth. Research by the ecologist Dr. Carlos Herrera, a Professor of Research at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2010
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Global warming may exact a toll on salt marshes in New England, but new research shows that one key constituent of marshes may be especially endangered.
Environment
Jul 13, 2009
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