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First artificial scaffolds for studying plant cell growth

What we cannot see is how plants sense force, at least not yet. But a discovery by plant biologists will help make it possible to study how mechanical forces, such as gravity, affect the way that plant cells form and…

Isabel18/11/2021

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Fleshy Fruits Are More Common in Tropics: Phylogenic Analysis

Fruits can be dichotomously classified as fleshy or dry. Although many factors have been proposed to explain the pattern that the fleshy-fruited species occur with deceasing latitude and altitude, the relative importance of these factors has not yet been resolved. Researchers…

Isabel17/11/2021

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“Ray guns” let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart

Researchers have used a handheld device that looks a little like a ray gun to record how plant leaves on different Alaskan mountains reflect light. And, it turns out, different populations of plants of the same species—for instance, plants living…

Isabel16/11/2021

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Study shines a light into ‘black holes’ in the Arabidopsis genome

A new study has sequenced the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana at a level of detail never previously achieved. Now, for the first time, this study reveals the secrets of the Arabidopsis centromeres, shedding light on their evolution and providing insights…

Isabel15/11/2021

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DNA reveals how ice ages affected African rainforests

Tree DNA has revealed how African rainforests responded to past climate change including ice ages, new research shows. The new study found clues to support this, by identifying genetic signs of points when two populations of the same species emerged from…

Isabel12/11/2021

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First artificial scaffolds for studying plant cell growth

Fleshy Fruits Are More Common in Tropics: Phylogenic Analysis

“Ray guns” let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart

Study shines a light into ‘black holes’ in the Arabidopsis genome

DNA reveals how ice ages affected African rainforests

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