Tag: Plants
Designer plants one step closer to growing low-cost medical, industrial proteins
Vaccines help protect individuals from lethal infections before they interact with the disease. Antibodies may likewise help reduce the symptoms of the infection brought...
How plants breathe and how humans shaped their ‘lungs’
The development of stomata and leaf airspace must be composed to set up a proficient and powerful network that enables gas exchange for photosynthesis....
Exciting plant vacuoles
Many plant processes similar to the humans: Cells and tissues in grain plants, including maize also communicate through electrical signals. The shape and frequency...
Six plants native to Southeast Asia are promising cancer warriors
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has recently discovered that the Bandicoot Berry (Leea indica), South African leaf (Vernonia...
Insects hijack reproductive genes of grape vines to create own living space on plant
A new study by the University of Toledo scientists highlighted a relationship between insects and plants, paving the way towards possibilities in protecting the...
Scientists hack plant photosynthesis to boost crop yields by 40%
Photosynthesis is a process in which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, is not a wholly efficient process. A key stage in the photosynthesis process...
Understanding how plants use sunlight
The sun is the main source of energy for almost every living thing on Earth. It gives a plant the light energy it needs...
How soil microbes affects plant nutrition and growth?
The essential generation of plants is restricted in many biological systems by nitrogen or potentially phosphorus. The use of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers is...
How a hormone helps plants build leaves’ ventilation system
As the world warms up, plants face a predicament – the same small gaps they need to open to exchange gases additionally let out...
