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Cytokinesis and pollen apertures in arabidopsis mutants
It has been suggested that cytokinesis is associated with the determination of pollen aperture pattern. Albert et al. examine the tam (tardy asynchronous meiosis) mutant of
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Where have all the plants come from?
For many years it has been the considered view that land plants had evolved some 500 million years ago from stonewort-like algae, something like the
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Modelling germination and emergence of Medicago
Modelling germination and emergence of <i>Medicago</i> Germination and early heterotrophic growth are the crucial steps in plant establishment. Brunel et
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EU biodiversity strategy to 2020: Our life insurance, our natural capital
Deterioration of biodiversity jeopardises the wealth and employment we derive from nature, and endangers our wellbeing. In the EU, only 17% of habitats and species and
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Back to the Beginning: The Miller’s Tale
Twentieth-century scientist and modern-day Promethean Stanley Lloyd Miller was famous for his ‘spark of life’ experiments of the 1950s. In those studies he subjected
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Breeding effects on development phases in durum wheat
Breeding effects on development phases in durum wheat During crop development, certain apical developmental phases are more critical than others in terms of generating final yield.
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An Artist of the Botanical World
In the late 18th century, the twice-widowed Mary Delany created nearly a thousand breathtakingly beautiful and intricate paper “mosaicks” of flowers.
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Bananas, disease, diversity, research and The One Show
Our favourite fruit, the banana, is threatened by fungal, viral and bacterial diseases. This was discussed on the BBC TV programme ‘The One Show’ on 13
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Natural variation in arabidopsis stomatal abundance
Our understanding of stomatal development in Arabidopsis thaliana is based on mutants with aberrant, often lethal phenotypes. Through a comprehensive analysis of stomatal abundance in wild
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Leeuwenhoek whine a stinker…
I’ve long had great respect and admiration for those pioneers of microscopy. Men – for such was the case in those ‘good old days’ – such as
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Stem uprighting in tree saplings
Tree saplings growing in a forest understorey undergo frequent changes in their light environment, to which they must adapt. Collet et al. analyse changes in sapling
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Secret to Saving Money is Biodiversity
Biodiversity could be the secret to creating a successful “green roof” according to new research published in the April issue of Annals of Botany. The research,