Poképlants
It’s Friday afternoon, so I’m relaxing with a video, in this case the latest from Brilliant Botany, a follow up to the earlier video, The Plants of Pokémon Go.
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What is it that plant pathogens are attacking?
It might seem obvious that plant pathogens attack plants, but a new paper in Molecular Plant Pathology argues that we should be looking at a wider battle in the soil.
Plant Records: Pink Pineapple
Today we look at the most panther-like of the fruits, the pink pineapple.
Ecology and genetics of transitions from outcrossing to selfing in Primula
Investigations of Primula oreodoxa have revealed several features that differ from classic textbook descriptions of heterostyly based on P. vulgaris.
Choosing learning over knowing
Is academia about having the right answers to problems? Emily Larson argues that it’s the process of getting there that’s important.
Hallowe’en and the Monster Plant
This week, the biggest flower on the planet, also known as the “Queen of all Parasitic Plants”, has come to Oxford – but not in the way you would might expect.
Science, technology and innovation for Africa with the EU-Africa High Level Policy Dialogue stakeholder panel
What does it mean to work towards Sustainable Development? Pat Heslop-Harrison, editor of Annals of Botany, has been discussing the issue in Brussels with European stakeholders.
How do you grow a palm? The secret’s in the soil.
An investigation on a tiny island reveals that microscopic fungi can dictate the destiny of giants, opening the possibility of mycorrhizal-driven speciation.
Sexual Magnetism as an Infection – How Red Dwarf Got Close to the Truth
When the crew from Red Dwarf discovered positive viruses at a Space Corps base, they got surprisingly close to reality.
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