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Bugs Need Symbiotic Bacteria to Exploit Plant Seeds: Mid-Gut Microbes Help Insects in Processing Their Food
January 9, 2013 — Aggregations of the red and black coloured firebugs are ubiquitous under linden trees in Central Europe, where the bugs can reach astounding population densities. While these insects have no impact ... > full story -
Computer, Electrical Engineers Working to Help Biologists Cope With Big Data
January 8, 2013 — Computer and electrical engineers are developing computing tools to help biologists analyze all the data produced by today's research ... > full story -
Corn Could Help Farmers Fight Devastating Weed
January 7, 2013 — Researchers in China investigate corn's ability to act as a trap crop and control sunflower ... > full story -
Unlocking Sorghum's Gene Bank
January 3, 2013 — Climate change poses a major challenge to humanity’s ability to feed its growing population. But a new study of sorghum promises to make this crop an invaluable asset in facing that ... > full story -
New Insights Into How Plants Grow in Response to Light, Water and Gravity
January 2, 2013 — Elementary school students often learn that plants grow toward the light. This seems straightforward, but in reality, the genes and pathways that allow plants to grow and move in response to their ... > full story -
Animals Contribute to Seagrass Dispersal: Fish, Terrapins, and Birds May Help Spread Eelgrass Seeds Into New Areas
December 19, 2012 — A new study is first to show that marine animals can disperse eelgrass seeds, with implications for management and ... > full story -
Botany Experiment Will Try out Zero Gravity Aboard Space Station
December 18, 2012 — Gravity: It’s the law in these parts. But to reach the stars, humans may have to learn to live outside the ... > full story -
Plant Sniffs out Danger to Prepare Defenses Against Pesky Insect
December 17, 2012 — A plant may start to prime its defenses as soon as it gets a whiff of a male fly searching for a mate, according to ... > full story -
Antioxidant Cookies Made Possible by Grape Seeds
December 13, 2012 — A new study found that it is possible to create cookies enriched with antioxidants from grape seeds that taste good and have an antioxidant level about 10 times higher than a regular ... > full story -
What Happens to Plant Growth When You Remove Gravity?
December 6, 2012 — It is well known that plant growth patterns are influenced by a variety of stimuli, gravity being one amongst many. On Earth plant roots exhibit characteristic behaviors called 'waving' and ... > full story
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