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Plant Organ Development Breakthrough
December 3, 2012 — Plants grow upward from a tip of undifferentiated tissue called the shoot apical meristem -- some cells eventually differentiating into leaves and flowers. Because each plant's form and shape is ... > full story -
Digital Portrait for Grapes Indicates Their Ripeness
November 30, 2012 — Researchers have developed a technique for estimating grape composition and variety using computer imaging. They have also put forward an index for identifying the ripeness of seeds without the need ... > full story -
Herbivore Defense in Ferns
November 20, 2012 — They dominated the earth for 200 million years and numerous different species can still be found all over the world: mosses, horsetails and ferns. Researchers have now found out that bracken ferns do ... > full story -
'Cloning' Could Make Structurally Pure Nanotubes for Nanoelectronics
November 15, 2012 — Researchers have demonstrated a technique for growing virtually pure samples of single-wall carbon nanotubes with identical structures, a process they liken to "cloning" the nanotubes. If it can be ... > full story -
Potential New Technique for Anticancer Radiotherapy Could Provide Alternative to Brachytherapy
November 15, 2012 — A promising new approach to treating solid tumors with radiation was highly efficacious and minimally toxic to healthy tissue in a mouse model of cancer, according to new ... > full story -
Scientists 'Clone' Carbon Nanotubes to Unlock Their Potential for Use in Electronics
November 14, 2012 — Scientists have developed a method of "cloning" carbon nanotubes for use as semiconductors in ... > full story -
New Way in Which Plants Control Flower Production
November 11, 2012 — The timing of flowering in plants is critical. It can have profound effects on flower, fruit, and seed production, and consequently agricultural yields. This process is known to depend on daylight ... > full story -
Grape Seed Extract Bollixes Norovirus
November 8, 2012 — Norovirus causes more than half of all food-born illnesses in the United States, and is the second greatest source of reported food borne illness outbreaks in the European Union. A recent study found ... > full story -
Insect-Repelling Compounds Discovered in Folk Remedy Plant, Jatropha
November 5, 2012 — A tip about a folk remedy plant used in India and Africa to ward off bugs has led to the discovery of insect-repelling compounds. Scientists have identified components of Jatropha curcas seed oil ... > full story -
Do Australia's Giant Fire-Dependent Trees Belong in the Rainforest?
October 31, 2012 — Australia's giant eucalyptus trees are the tallest flowering plants on earth, yet their unique relationship with fire makes them a huge puzzle for ecologists. Now the first global assessment of these ... > full story
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