Items tagged with plants

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Gardening in Space with HydroTropi Thursday, January 20th, 2011 - 18:13:07 - Anuradha Menon Plants are fundamental to life on Earth, converting light and carbon dioxide into food and oxygen. Plant growth may be an important part of human... read more

Smorgasbord of Genomes for Food Lovers Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 - 18:21:20 - Anuradha Menon Genome gastronomes rejoice! Today sees the publication of genome sequences behind two of the tastiest treats: the cacao tree, whose beans yield... read more

Turbo-Boosting Plants Won't Save Us Thursday, July 1st, 2010 - 12:28:09 - Anuradha Menon Humans are pumping extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but isn't that just plant food? After all, plants take in CO2 and use it to make sugar... read more

Plants Behave like Animals Monday, June 28th, 2010 - 12:02:05 - Ehud Rattner A University of Alberta research team has discovered that a plant's strategy to capture nutrients in the soil is the result of integration of... read more

163 New Species Found in Mekong Region Monday, September 28th, 2009 - 12:05:34 - Ehud Rattner A frog that eats birds and a gecko with leopard stripes are among the 163 new species discovered last year in the Greater Mekong region of southeast... read more

DNA Barcodes for Plants a Step Closer Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 - 14:06:48 - Ehud Rattner Biologists have taken a major step forward in their plans to 'barcode' every species on the planet. A database of barcode genetic sequences could... read more

How Is a Maple Seed Like a Moth? Monday, June 15th, 2009 - 17:53:11 - Ehud Rattner Each spring, winged maple seeds twirl like helicopters as they glide to the ground. A seed can drift up to a kilometer on a windy day, landing on a... read more

Anti-HIV Protein Made in Plants Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 - 18:10:30 - Sarah Gingichashvili One greenhouse could produce a million doses of virus-blocking chemical. Researchers have used plants to make large amounts of a protein that could... read more

Nano-sized Artificial Photosynthesis Friday, March 13th, 2009 - 12:22:41 - Anuradha Menon Green plants have employed photosynthesis to capture energy from sunlight and convert it into electrochemical energy. A goal of scientists has been... read more

Attack of the Killer Robo-Gardeners Thursday, March 12th, 2009 - 16:16:08 - Anuradha Menon I'm allergic to tomatoes. Also black olives and mushrooms. That means I'm about the worst guy in the world to order a pizza with. But tomatoes are in... read more

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