By the pricking of my thumbs…
Can cacti help us harness water from the air in hostile environments?
Plant Cuttings
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The bibulous botanist
Plants – they’ll get you drunk! But they’ll also help cure your hangover!
Giant organisms, giant genomes…
Humans are 98% junk! But a carnivorous plant is far more efficient – containing only 3% junk-DNA.
The Repressive ER
Translation-inhibition activity by miRNAs occurs on the ER, and requires AMP1, which encodes an integral membrane protein associated with ER.
Focus on transfer cells
A study finds that manipulation of transfer cells may provide new opportunities for improving crop yield.
Algae found under teenager’s bed…
17 year old Sara Volz wins $100 000 scholarship from Intel Science Talent Search for her experiment on algae that she kept under her bed.
Prizes for plant sites
Since late in 2012, Singapore Botanic Gardens has had ‘Tentative’ UNESCO world heritage status, but now wants to attain full recognition.
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