Pioneering Pollinator Research Reveals Genetic Clues to Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery”
Research into the flower preferences of pollinating moths may have delivered a vital clue to the simple factors needed for the emergence of new species….
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Bacteria Can Tell the Time With Internal Biological Clocks
Humans have them, so do other animals and plants. Now research reveals that bacteria too have internal clocks that align with the 24-hour cycle of…
Pioneering Research Investigates How a Plant-Based Diet Could Prevent Chronic Illness
The John Innes Centre will co-lead a pioneering research program investigating how a plant-based diet could prevent chronic illness. The Edesia: Plants, Food and Health…
Fascinating Study of Carnivorous Plants Captures Universal Rules of Leaf Making [Video]
Leaves display a remarkable range of forms from flat sheets with simple outlines to the cup-shaped traps found in carnivorous plants. A general question in…
Deadliest Crop Killing Viruses Revealed at High Resolution for the First Time
For the first time, we can take a molecular-level look at one of the world’s deadliest crop killers. The Luteoviridae are pathogenic plant viruses responsible…