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Roots and Shoots
Jan 23, 2023
The caterpillar receptor
Small mutations in an immune receptor enabled some plants to evolve the…
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eLife
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Roots and Shoots
Apr 15, 2021
Seeing the (far-red) light
The duplication of an ancient gene gave plants the opportunity to better…
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Roots and Shoots
Aug 29, 2020
A long chain of protection
Two genes in tomato and its close relatives allow these plants to produce…
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Roots and Shoots
Apr 24, 2020
A perk of being a wallflower
Most wallflowers have evolved to make two complementary chemicals to…
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Feb 9, 2020
How seeds smuggle extra DNA
A screen of tens of thousands of seeds has identified plant embryos that…
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Feb 5, 2020
Constraints on photosynthesis
Mathematical modelling predicts how different types of photosynthesis…
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eLife
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Roots and Shoots
Mar 31, 2019
Genetic diversity in the balance
Three species of
Capsella
plant share alternative versions of many…
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Jan 22, 2018
New defence compound targets ancient complex
A plant defence-related compound found in Brassicas…
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Aug 9, 2017
How do algae survive in the desert?
Oily molecules similar to palm oil may help a green microalgae to…
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eLife
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Roots and Shoots
Sep 7, 2016
Solving the mystery of primrose flowers
Researchers have finally identified one of the genes…
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