Plants and Agriculture

diatoms

Survival of the Fewest

08.08.2019

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate

How do a handful of marine microorganisms live through a major crash?

colorful food

All Natural Color

15.07.2019

Biochemistry, Plants and Agriculture, Yeda Technology Transfer

Phytolon, a start-up based on Weizmann Institute technology, aims to replace artificial food dyes with safe, cost-effective, stable, all-natural...

p loops

In Search of the First Enzymes

01.04.2019

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Plants and Agriculture

Proto-enzymes designed in the lab bound strongly to RNA and DNA, suggesting a surprising origin for these proteins

arabidopsis

Plants Blink: Proceeding with Caution in Sunlight

22.01.2019

Plants and Agriculture

Like eye’s adjustment to sudden changes in light, plants have sensitive mechanisms to protect their leaves from rapid changes in radiation

Yatir station

Standing up to the Heat

10.01.2019

Plants and Agriculture, Climate

A new method of measuring how forests moderate the climate gets tested under extreme conditions

gigatons of carbon

In a New Biomass Census, Trees Rule the Planet

22.05.2018

Planetary Science, Evolution and Development, Environment, Plants and Agriculture

The study reveals, among other things, our impact on the Earth’s biosphere

Food waste

Food Waste: The Biggest Loss Could be What You Choose to Put in Your Mouth

21.03.2018

Environment, Plants and Agriculture

A new analysis suggests hundreds of millions more could eat from the same resources with plant-based diets

Illustration: Trees in Africa

Dry but Fruitful: Semi-Arid Forests Could Offset Climate Change

29.01.2018

Environment, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate

Planting trees in some surprising places could increase rainfall and lower atmospheric carbon

Beet-colored tomatoes

Rhapsody in Red Violet

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Plants and Agriculture

Pigments made by beets may help boost resistance to disease and the nutrition value of crops

tomatoes

Give Me a Break: Chromosomal Breaks Facilitate Precise Breeding in Plants

04.07.2017

Life Sciences, Stem Cells, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Using the plant's own DNA repair mechanisms could help breeders select the traits they want

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