plants
Cycad Plant Roots Avoid Competing With Kin For Resources
In a low resource situation, cycad plant roots can recognize the identity of adjacent plants and refrain from competing with close relatives.
Mimosa-Inspired Material Folds Up Like Origami When Wet (VIDEO)
Inspired by the Mimosa plant's folding response to touch, researchers have engineered a material that folds when in contact with water.
Plants Are In Touch With Their Surroundings
Something to consider the next time you pluck a flower: wind, water droplets or shadows are all enough to set off an elaborate reaction in plants, suggesting that they possess a ‘touch response.’
How Algae Survive In Salty Water
Even algae use abscisic acid to regulate their response to salt stress, scientists find.
Why Do Tomatoes Smell ‘Grassy’?
Tomatoes could be made to smell less ‘grassy’ by switching on genes that reduce the levels of a compound called 3-hexenal.
Researchers Discover Why Plants Wither
In stressful situations such as lack of water, plants cannot remove the harmful byproducts of photosynthesis, withering and dying as a result.
Cinnamon Compound Draws Stem Cells Into Wounds
Cinnamtannin B-1 has been shown to promote the migration of stem cells to wound sites in animal models, thereby accelerating healing.
Arsenic Hitches A Ride On Sugar Transporters To Reach Plant ‘Arteries’
The discovery of transporters responsible for loading arsenic into plant phloems could aid the development of new cultivars which accumulate less toxic arsenic.
7 Must-Read Stories In November 2015
Plant and fungal biology were among the popular topics in November, with stories on gene editing and the sequencing of the dandruff-causing Malassezia.
