Posts Tagged ‘botany’
Genuflecting plant discovered in Brazil
RUTGERS (US) — A newly discovered Brazilian plant bends down after its fruits are formed and plants its own seeds in the ground. Continue…
Monday, September 26, 2011 8:09 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2011 10:27 - 0 Comments
‘Unwashable’ bacteria hide in produce
PURDUE (US) — Washing the outside of produce may not be enough to remove harmful food pathogens. Researchers have discovered Salmonella and E. coli living inside plant tissues. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 1, 2011 9:11 - 0 Comments
Tree DNA clears Ben Franklin
RICE U. (US) — Tallow trees imported from China are overrunning thousands of acres of U.S. coastal prairie, but new research has found Benjamin Franklin not guilty of aiding and abetting the enemy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 31, 2011 10:49 - 1 Comment
Plants tinker to improve marketability
BROWN (US) — Just as a company creates new, better versions of a product, plants play around with design and performance before flooding the environment with new, improved versions of themselves. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 26, 2010 12:25 - 0 Comments
Pollinators: Evolutionary flower power
CORNELL (US) — Pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, are agents of natural selection in flowers, enabling them to produce seeds for the next generation. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 5, 2010 5:53 - 0 Comments
DNA barcode exposes ‘fake’ ferns for sale
DUKE (US)—DNA testing of garden ferns sold at plant nurseries in North Carolina, Texas, and California has found that plants marketed as American natives may actually be exotic species from other parts of the globe. (more…)
