News Stories on Plants
Botanists Discover the Signal That Triggers Flowering (NewScientist.com)
Scientists identify the molecular command that tells a plant it is time to flower.
Scientists Look at Plants for Green Fuels (Science Daily)
Scientists discover that particles from cornstalks undergo previously unknown structural changes when processed to produce ethanol.
When It Comes to Photosynthesis, Plants Perform Quantum Computation (Scientific American)
Biophysicists show that plants use the basic principle of quantum computing
to achieve near perfect efficiency to capture the Sun’s energy.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=ED1D1446-E7F2-99DF-3CBF8B2F66C0C5D4&chanID=sa003
Indian Scientists Find Rare Plant (CBS News)
Indian scientists find a rare medicinal plant last seen 115 years ago.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/07/ap/tech/mainD8L7TU780.shtml
Stressed Plants Pass on Ability to Quickly Adapt (Scientific American)
Scientists learn that plants’ ability to increase the frequency of genetic
mutation in response to stress is passed through as many as four subsequent
generations.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000135CA-BD0A-14D3-BD0A83414B7F0000
Going Native With Plants: A New-Old Direction for Water Conservation (Christian Science Monitor)
Scientists discover that different species of native plants can help communities solve the problems of too much or too little water.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0418/p13s01-sten.html?s=wklyenv
NASA Says the Grass Is Not Always Greener (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Scientists evaluate the potential for photosynthesis on alien planets.
Evolution Happens Faster in the Tropics (MSNBC.com)
A new study suggests that plants and animals living in warm, tropical climates
evolve faster than those living in more temperate zones.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12583046