Category: Plants
Vegetation echoes.
Researchers use sound waves to identify different plant species by their unique echoes. (via)
Post date: Sunday, March 23rd, 2008.
Homologous recombination.
Scientists discover that plants pass on stressful memories to their offspring. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, August 9th, 2006.
Shijian-8.
Recoverable satellite that will expose plant seeds to cosmic radiation for two weeks to help improve crop yields. (via)
Post date: Monday, July 24th, 2006.
Safflower.
Plant that a company has genetically modified to produce human insulin. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 20th, 2006.
Cuculoupe.
Plant hybrid created that is a cross between a cucumber and a cantoloupe. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, July 11th, 2006.
CB-Hep.1
Antibody engineered from a genetically modified tobacco plant is being used in the production of a hepatitis vaccine. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, June 27th, 2006.
High expression of osmotically responsive gene 1.
Biochemical regulator discovered that allows plants to survive cold weather condtions. (via)
Post date: Thursday, May 18th, 2006.
Moon tulip.
European Space Agency is planning to plant a Dutch tulip on the Moon. (via)
Post date: Thursday, April 13th, 2006.
Maize insect resistance cysteine protease.
Corn enzyme that protects the plants from herbivores by disrupting their attackers’ ability to digest food. (via)
Post date: Friday, March 31st, 2006.
Methyl jasminate.
Chemical released as a defense mechanism that prepares plants for attack is an ingredient in Chanel No. 5 perfume. (via)
Post date: Friday, March 3rd, 2006.
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Algae strain is being engineered to produce all of the world’s hydrogen needs.
Post date: Friday, February 24th, 2006.
Greenhouse effect.
Plant sweat is responsible for rising water levels worldwide.
Post date: Thursday, February 16th, 2006.
Physarum polycephalum.
Yellow mold is being used to control a robot. (via)
Post date: Monday, February 13th, 2006.
RuBisCO.
Scientists have engineered an enzyme in plants to remove carbon dioxide more quickly from the atmosphere.
Post date: Wednesday, February 1st, 2006.
F1-V fusion antigen.
Researchers have modified tobacco plants to produce a vaccine strong enough to combat plague. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, January 17th, 2006.
Dicaffeoyl quinic acid.
Sunflowers produce a substance that prevents HIV from reproducing in cell cultures. (via)
Post date: Monday, January 16th, 2006.
Greenhouse gassers.
German scientists have discovered that plants contribute to global warming. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, January 11th, 2006.
PlantAmnesty.
Organization whose mission is to end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs.
Post date: Tuesday, January 10th, 2006.
BioWillie.
Willie Nelson has his own line of alternative diesel fuel. (via)
Post date: Friday, December 30th, 2005.
AvrPtoB.
Protein discovered that causes plant cells to commit suicide.
Post date: Thursday, December 29th, 2005.
Chloroplast genetic engineering.
Molecular biologist has grown anthrax vaccine in tobacco plants. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, December 20th, 2005.
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