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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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Probing plant infections

Sometimes the pathogens that infect plants also affect people—through our pocketbooks. Which is why plant pathologist spend a lot of time studying microbes that infect tomatoes, peppers and strawberries.

Isabel11/11/2021

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Delicious discoveries: Scientists just described a new onion species from the Himalaya

The genus Allium contains about 1,100 species worldwide, including many staple foods like onion, garlic, scallion, shallot and chives. Even though this group of vegetables has been making appearances at family dinners for centuries, it turns out that it is a long…

Isabel10/11/2021

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In plant stress response, one protein lures, binds its own killer

Research has found a twist in the way plants cannibalize their own cells to survive under stressIn response to drought, cold, lack of sunlight and other stress, cellular proteins interact in different ways to help a plant survive. A primary…

Isabel09/11/2021

Botany Fruits and Vegetables News Plant Science

How plant parents ensure that their kids make it far in life

Researchers have been studying seed dispersal to understand how chemicals impact interactions between fruit and the animals that eat them.

Isabel08/11/2021

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DNA reveals how ice ages affected African rainforests

Probing plant infections

Delicious discoveries: Scientists just described a new onion species from the Himalaya

In plant stress response, one protein lures, binds its own killer

How plant parents ensure that their kids make it far in life

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