The Genetic Secret Behind Wasabi’s Defensive Kick
The genes that help plants draw in carbon dioxide also help plants kick out poisons when herbivores visit.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
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Unlocking crop efficiency: A practical guide for Rubisco Assays
Researchers describe a new method for accurately measuring the activation state and quantity of Rubisco.
Scientists Find a Gene That Enables a Plant to Become a Vampire
Scientists discover the gene that gives parasitic dodder its “sense of touch” that makes it an effective predator on host plants.
Plant Cells Look Bigger Under the Microscope, But Not the Way You’d Expect
A new technique inflates plant cells, turning ordinary microscopes into super-powered tools.
Does Bamboo Interfere with Panda Brains to Get Eaten?
Scientists discovered that bamboo plants may actively influence pandas’ brains and biology through tiny RNA molecules that enter their bloodstream.
How One Tool Helps Different Fungi Hijack Plant Signalling
Scientists discover fungi use a universal “hacking tool” to trick plants into starvation mode, disabling their immune defences and causing devastating crop diseases worldwide.
Climate Change Gives Grapes the Sweet Taste of Failing Photosynthesis
Somkuwar & Dhole find that rising temperatures will prove the biggest challenge that centuries-old winemaking traditions have yet faced.
Can you teach an old log new tricks?
Mareike Jezek shares the latest advances on epigenetic changes in trees –changes that “allow” plants to prepare their offspring for the environments they might face.
Hidden Networks Inside Brazilian Savanna Plants
Deep in the cells of a pink-flowered Brazilian plant, researchers have found unexpected living highways of connected cells.
Tree Gene Supercharges Plant Growth in Changing Light
Nature’s own solution to inefficient photosynthesis has been discovered in poplar trees, offering a new way to help plants thrive in changing light conditions.
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