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A mathematical approach to protecting endangered plants

In a new study a team of researchers devises a mathematical model to calculate the minimum habitat size for endangered plant species.

Isabel14/02/2022

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Exploring the surprising breadth of plant viruses that hitchhike on pollen

We rely on pollinators like honeybees to grow a wide array of the world's crops. But that same reliance may put plants at risk of disease, according to new research. In the first study to take a broad look at…

Isabel11/02/2022

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Plants: RNA notes to self

How does a developing plant shoot know how, where, and when to grow? Dividing cells need to pass messages from one another to coordinate growth. In plants, important messages are packaged into RNA, which are sent from cell to cell. By studying…

Isabel10/02/2022

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Researchers Discover World’s Earliest Fossil Record of Flower Buds

Angiosperms may be distinguished from their gymnosperm peers by their flowers, and thus a flower is a good proxy of fossil angiosperms. However, flowers and their parts are usually too frail to be preserved in the fossil, which makes the origin of…

Isabel09/02/2022

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One gene closer to a super sorghum

Scientists are honing the traits of speed, strength and near invulnerability in sorghum, a very important food crop. Achieving a milestone in their pursuit of the Superman of sorghum plants, scientists identified a single gene that confers broad protection from…

Isabel08/02/2022

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