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Grass to Gas: Genome Map Speeds Biofuel Development
Researchers have taken a
major step in the ongoing
effort to find sources of
cleaner, renewable energy by
mapping the genomes of two
originator cells of
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Integrated Weed Management Best Response to Herbicide Resistance
Over-reliance on
glyphosate-type herbicides
for weed control on US farms
has created a dramatic
increase in the number of
... > full story
New Stinky Flower: Our Amorphophallus Is Smaller, but It Stinks Like Its Big Cousin
The famed “corpse
flower” plant –
known for its giant size,
rotten-meat odor and phallic
shape – has a new,
... > full story
New Species of Bamboo-Feeding Plant Lice Found in Costa Rica
Several periods of field
work during 2008 have led to
the discovery of a new
species of bamboo-feeding
plant lice in Costa Rica's
... > full story
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Steroids Control Gas Exchange in Plants
February 5, 2012 — Plants leaves are sealed with a gas-tight wax layer to prevent water loss. Plants breathe through microscopic pores called stomata on the surfaces of leaves. As the key conduits for carbon dioxide ... > full story -
'Yellow Biotechnology': Using Plants to Silence Insect Genes in a High-Throughput Manner
February 2, 2012 — 'Yellow biotechnology' refers to biotechnology with insects -- analogous to the green (plants) and red (animals) biotechnology. Active ingredients or genes in insects are characterized and used for ... > full story -
Prolific Plant Hunters Provide Insight in Strategy for Collecting Undiscovered Plant Species
February 1, 2012 — Today's alarmingly high rate of plant extinction necessitates an increased understanding of the world's biodiversity. An estimated 15 to 30 percent of the world's flowering plants have yet to be ... > full story -
Bacterial Plasmids -- The Freeloading and the Heavy-Lifters -- Balance the High Price of Disease
February 1, 2012 — Studying self-replicating genetic units, called plasmids, found in one of the world's widest-ranging pathogenic soil bacteria -- the crown-gall-disease-causing microorganism Agrobacterium tumefaciens ... > full story -
First Plants Caused Ice Ages, New Research Reveals
February 1, 2012 — New research reveals how the arrival of the first plants 470 million years ago triggered a series of ice ages. The research reveals the effects that the first land plants had on the climate during ... > full story -
Genetic Information Migrates from Plant to Plant
February 1, 2012 — To generate phylogenetic trees and investigate relationships between organisms, scientists usually look for similarities and differences in the DNA. Plant scientists were confounded by the fact that ... > full story -
Botany: Moonlighting Enzyme Works Double Shift 24/7
January 31, 2012 — A team of researchers has discovered an overachieving plant enzyme that works both the day and night shifts. The discovery shows that plants evolved a new function for this enzyme by changing merely ... > full story -
Making Poisonous Plants and Seeds Safe and Palatable: Canola Now, Cannabis Next?
January 27, 2012 — Every night millions of people go to bed hungry. New genetic technology can help us feed the world by making inedible seeds edible and ... > full story -
Grafted Watermelon Plants Take in More Pesticides
January 25, 2012 — The widely used farm practice of grafting watermelon and other melon plants onto squash or pumpkin rootstocks results in larger amounts of certain pesticides in the melon fruit, scientists are ... > full story -
Barley Adapts to Climate Change
January 25, 2012 — The upsurge in droughts is one of the main consequences of climate change, and affects crops in particular. However, a biologist has confirmed that in the case of barley at least, climate change ... > full story
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