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Plant Genetics

A cryo-scanning electron microscope image of a freeze-fractured chloroplast, cropped from the surrounding tissue, providing a view into the photosynthetic membranes and the protein complexes embedded within them
16.09.2024

Will a better understanding of photosynthesis help us grow plants under artificial light?

Peyote in bloom (Photo: Guy Yosef Keren)
15.08.2024

Scientists tackle the thorny issue of securing a sustainable source of the psychedelic for drug development

Using a Wrench to Hammer Nails
08.09.2020

A step in the biochemical pathway for soapy plant compounds comes from the “wrong” set of tools 

p loops
01.04.2019

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

Beet-colored tomatoes
14.08.2017

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

tomatoes
04.07.2017

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

3) dormancy and 4) explosive growth
16.11.2014

An up-to-date report on the war raging on the surface of your fruit

colorful roots
15.09.2013

Detailed profiles of hundreds of substances produced in different plant cell types can help improve crops – and our health

potato sprout. Image: Thinkstock
31.07.2013

Revealing the gene network for producing the toxin in green potatoes may help improve crops
 

germination
31.07.2012

Seed germination involves the reprogramming of the plant’s entire genome

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