Lighting up plant cells to engineer biology
Cambridge researchers have developed a new technique for measuring and mapping gene and cell activity through fluorescence in living plant tissue.
Apr 05, 2012
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Scientists create low-lignin plants with improved potential for biofuel production
(Phys.org) -- Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have created a new enzyme that effectively “masks” the synthetic precursors of lignin, a plant cell wall component that makes plant biomass ...
Aug 06, 2012
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Could chloroplast breakthrough unlock key to controlling fruit ripening in crops?
Biologists may have unearthed the potential to manipulate the functions of chloroplasts, the parts of plant cells responsible for photosynthesis.
Nov 01, 2012
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Steroids control gas exchange in plants
Plants leaves are sealed with a gas-tight wax layer to prevent water loss. Plants breathe through microscopic pores called stomata (Greek for mouths) on the surfaces of leaves. Over 40% of the carbon dioxide, CO2, in the ...
Feb 05, 2012
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Lethal weapon: bacteria's high-risk suicide strategy
(Phys.org)—New research shows how some bacterial cells keep a 'suicide complex' ready to hand at all times.
Dec 27, 2012
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Researchers discover turbo switch of calcium pump in biological cells
When animals and plants are exposed to influences such as bacterial attack, odour and cold, calcium ions flow into the cells. The calcium provides the cells with a signal about what is going on outside, but ...
Oct 21, 2012
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Research suggests cells communicate via biophotons
Link between vitamin C, twins can increase seed production in crops
Biochemists at the University of California, Riverside report a new role for vitamin C in plants: promoting the production of twins and even triplets in plant seeds.
Jun 18, 2012
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Japan firm develops 'sun-chasing' solar panels
A new Japanese solar power device can generate twice the electricity of current models thanks to moving mirrors that follow the sun throughout the day, according to its developers.
Jun 03, 2011
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Fuel cell park in Connecticut is on board for 2013
(Phys.org)—North America's biggest fuel cell power plant is coming to Connecticut, and construction is to begin immediately. Dominion Resources, an energy company based in Virginia, and FuelCell Energy, ...
Dec 19, 2012
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Carbon nanotubes can double growth of cell cultures important in industry
A dose of carbon nanotubes more than doubles the growth rate of plant cell cultures — workhorses in the production of everything from lifesaving medications to sweeteners to dyes and perfumes — researchers ...
Apr 04, 2012
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Lace plants explain programmed cell death
Programmed cell death (PCD) is a highly regulated process that occurs in all animals and plants as part of normal development and in response to the environment. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Jul 24, 2012
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Researchers solve plant sex cell mystery
(Phys.org) -- Although farmers have been manipulating plant germlines since the Neolithic, plant sex cells have stubbornly guarded the secret of their origin. The surprisingly simple answer – low oxygen ...
Aug 07, 2012
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Plant perfumes woo beneficial bugs
Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have discovered that maize crops emit chemical signals which attract growth-promoting microbes to live amongst their roots. This is the ...
Apr 24, 2012
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Which plants will survive droughts, climate change?
