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Botanists name astonishing new species of ‘fairy lantern’ from Malaysian rainforests

Scientists at Oxford and in Malaysia have just described a species of fairy lantern completely new to science.

Isabel27/07/2021

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How plants become good neighbours in times of stress

Scientists have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady. Moderate shade or even the threat of shade – detected by phytochrome photoreceptors – causes plants to elongate to try to outgrow…

Isabel26/07/2021

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Plant Protector: How plants strengthen their light-harvesting membranes against environmental stress

An international study has revealed the structure of a membrane-remodeling protein that builds and maintains photosynthetic membranes. These fundamental insights lay the groundwork for bioengineering efforts to strengthen plants against environmental stress, helping to sustaining human food supply and fight…

Isabel23/07/2021

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A new site for banana-related research

The Musa genus, which includes over 70 species and around 1,000 cultivars of bananas, represents a globally important source of food and livelihoods. MusaNet collects and shares global resources on banana (Musa) across the whole value chain – from collecting…

Isabel22/07/2021

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The humidity of flowers acts as an invisible attractor for bumblebees

As well as bright colours and subtle scents, flowers possess many invisible ways of attracting their pollinators, and a new study shows that bumblebees may use the humidity of a flower to tell them about the presence of nectar, according…

Isabel21/07/2021

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Botanists name astonishing new species of ‘fairy lantern’ from Malaysian rainforests

How plants become good neighbours in times of stress

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