How do plants respond to hormone signals instead of cellular noise
You might expect the instructions a cell receives to make a flower to be precise, but the response to those instructions isn’t.
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What were root genes doing before they started building roots?
Even plants that don’t have roots have genes to make them, so what is it that these genes are up to?
The Week in Botany May 26, 2025
A plant that is happiest when attacking others, a petal that almost plays pinball with pollen, the maths of how plants shape your mood and more…
Fronds with Benefits
New research reveals how plant leaf shapes affect your mood. Small, complex leaves calm while large leaves energise our spaces.
The Week in Botany May 19, 2025
Another round up of the week’s botanical news.
Snake’s Head Fritillaries Raise Their Heads Again in Iffley Meadows
Rare fritillaries stage remarkable comeback, revealing their resilient dormancy strategy against extreme flooding conditions.
How Is Human Mismanagement Reshaping the Biodiversity of American Forests?
Human-introduced trees are silently reshaping US forests, eliminating rare native species.
The Week in Botany April 21, 2025
Another round-up of not quite the past week of botany news.
The Secret of a Plant’s Sexual Attraction Is Betrayed by the Shadow of Its Scent
Botanists discover that plants seeking to sexually attract a pollinator may be hiding their stocks of potent perfumes in overlooked alkenes.
The Week in Botany April 14, 2025
Another round up of the week’s botanical news.
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