How pathogens hijack host plants
Infestation by bacteria and other pathogens result in global crop losses of over $500 billion annually. A research team led by the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology developed a novel trick for identifying ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Walk in the park yields biological treasure
A newly identified relationship between a fly and a weedy mustard-type plant promises to answer many long-standing questions surrounding the evolutionary arms race between plant-eating insects and their host ...
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Mastermind steroid found in plants
Scientists have known for some time how important plant steroids called brassinosteroids are for regulating plant growth and development. But until now, they did not know how extensive their reach is. Now researchers, including ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Selected hens give new genetic insights
Studies of heavy, fast-growing hens and small, slow-growing hens provide important new knowledge on the origin of the genetic variation that has enabled them to adapt rapidly to new extreme environments. This is shown by ...
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Too much of a good thing: Human activities overload ecosystems with nitrogen
Humans are overloading ecosystems with nitrogen through the burning of fossil fuels and an increase in nitrogen-producing industrial and agricultural activities, according to a new study. While nitrogen is ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Species accumulate on Earth at slower rates than in the past: study
Computational biologists at the University of Pennsylvania say that species are still accumulating on Earth but at a slower rate than in the past.
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Estimate of flowering plant species to be cut by 600,000
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the UK, US and elsewhere have been carrying out a comprehensive assessment of flowering plants and adjusting the estimate of their total number. The new estimate is that there ...
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Toward resolving Darwin's 'abominable mystery'
What, in nature, drives the incredible diversity of flowers? This question has sparked debate since Darwin described flower diversification as an 'abominable mystery.' The answer has become a lot clearer, ...
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Wave of gene expression gives root tips wild ride
Duke researchers have found a surprising parallel between the development of an animal's spinal column and a plant's root system. Both appear to be controlled by a "molecular clock" that governs a regular ...
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Gene discovery holds key to growing crops in cold climates
Fresh insight into how plants slow their growth in cold weather could help scientists develop crops suited to cooler environments.
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Researchers discover novel mechanism protecting plants against freezing
New ground broken by Michigan State University biochemists helps explain how plants protect themselves from freezing temperatures and could lead to discoveries related to plant tolerance for drought and other ...
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Researchers discover how the storehouses of plant cells are formed
Bite into a sour apple and you destroy them - plant cell vacuoles. Even though these vacuoles make up the largest volume of plant cells, only little was known about how these cellular storehouses form and ...
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Private support helps public plant research
The private sector and an Austrian research institute are chipping in to help support one of the most widely used public biological databases in the world. Although the majority of funding continues to come from the National ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
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What secrets are stored in the roots of corn plants?
With corn being a critical U.S. crop expected to help feed livestock and people around the world and also be a source for the production of clean energy, plant breeders are continually seeking ways to make ...
Jul 09, 2010 |
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Key Component Identified That Helps Plants Go Green (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from Duke University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has found a central part in the machinery that turns plants green when they sense light.
Jun 29, 2010 |
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