The 20 best places to tackle US farm nitrogen pollution
A pioneering study of U.S nitrogen use in agriculture has identified 20 places across the country where farmers, government, and citizens should target nitrogen...
Perceiving predators: Understanding how plants ‘sense’ herbivore attack
Plants are known to possess solid immune response mechanisms. One such response is 'sensing' attack by herbivorous animals. Researchers discuss 'elicitors' -- the molecules...
A boost for plant research
Optogenetics can be used to activate and study cells in a targeted manner using light. Scientists have now succeeded in transferring this technique to...
Evolution of cereal spikes
Scientists have investigated the genetic regulation of spike development in barley and wheat and they discovered different barley mutants with wheat-like spikes.
Integrating maths and plant science to explain how plant roots generate a hormone gradient
The research team that developed a biosensor that first recorded that a distinct gradient of the plant growth hormone gibberellin correlated with plant cell...
Invasive flies prefer untouched territory when laying eggs
A recent study finds that the invasive spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) prefers to lay its eggs in places that no other spotted wing...
Commuters are inhaling unacceptably high levels of carcinogens
New research shows the average commuter in California is breathing unsustainably high levels of benzene and formaldehyde, two Prop. 65-listed, carcinogenic chemicals.
A plant’s nutrient-sensing abilities can modulate its response to environmental stress
Understanding how plants respond to stressful environmental conditions is crucial to developing effective strategies for protecting important agricultural crops from a changing climate. New...
Biosensors monitor plant well-being in real time
Researchers have developed biosensors that make it possible to monitor sugar levels in real time deep in the plant tissues - something that has...
Genetic evolution doesn’t always take millions of years
Love them or hate them, there's no doubt the European Starling is a wildly successful bird. A new study examines this non-native species from...
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