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How Little Seeds Shaped Human History in Big Ways
The secret life of seeds includes the transformation from tiny to immense and a role in the most famous assassination of the Cold War.
The secret life of seeds includes the transformation from tiny to immense and a role in the most famous assassination of the Cold War.
Plant Biology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 30, 2015, 8:45am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 30, 2015, 8:45am
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Garlic Is Being Used in the U.K. to Cure Trees of Deadly Diseases
The bulbs contain the compound allicin, which can fight bacterial and fungal infections
The bulbs contain the compound allicin, which can fight bacterial and fungal infections
Plant Biology
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 08, 2014, 9:01am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 08, 2014, 9:01am
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Clever clams and algae show how best to harvest light
Special cells in clams allow columns of hidden algae to near-perfectly harvest light for photosynthesis, pointing the way for efficient biofuel production
Special cells in clams allow columns of hidden algae to near-perfectly harvest light for photosynthesis, pointing the way for efficient biofuel production
Plant Biology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 08, 2014, 9:01am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 08, 2014, 9:01am
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Mind-altering plants and fungi from peyote to coffee at Kew Gardens in pictures
From the ancient Aztecs to Woodstock hippies, mind-altering plants have been used by different cultures for thousands of years, for everything from shamanic rituals to staying awake. A new exhibition at Londons Kew Gardens looks at some of the most popular. It runs until 12 October 2014 Continue reading...
From the ancient Aztecs to Woodstock hippies, mind-altering plants have been used by different cultures for thousands of years, for everything from shamanic rituals to staying awake. A new exhibition at Londons Kew Gardens looks at some of the most popular. It runs until 12 October 2014 Continue reading...
Plant Biology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 25, 2014, 8:26am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 25, 2014, 8:26am
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Step Inside the World's Most Dangerous Garden (If You Dare)
The Poison Garden at England's Alnwick Garden is beautiful—and filled with plants that can kill you
The Poison Garden at England's Alnwick Garden is beautiful—and filled with plants that can kill you
Plant Biology
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, 8:48am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014, 8:48am
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Seagrass may shield marine life from acidifying oceans
Plant may provide food and protection from predators
Plant may provide food and protection from predators
Marine Biology
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 10, 2014, 7:38am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 10, 2014, 7:38am
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Daniel Nocera: Maverick Inventor of the Artificial Leaf
Nocera's invention can turn the energy of sunlight into a chemical fuel. But making it cheap and practical remains a hurdle.
Nocera's invention can turn the energy of sunlight into a chemical fuel. But making it cheap and practical remains a hurdle.
Plant Biology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 7:31am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 7:31am
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Spring flowers reveal their true selves in extreme close-up in pictures
Flowers are one of the great joys of spring, but viewing them under a scanning electron microscope uncovers a surreal, alien beauty. These images were created by the award-winning German microscopy team Eye of Science, comprising photographer Oliver Meckes and biologist Nicole Ottawa Continue reading...
Flowers are one of the great joys of spring, but viewing them under a scanning electron microscope uncovers a surreal, alien beauty. These images were created by the award-winning German microscopy team Eye of Science, comprising photographer Oliver Meckes and biologist Nicole Ottawa Continue reading...
Plant Biology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, May 09, 2014, 7:35am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, May 09, 2014, 7:35am
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Plants Talk. Plants Listen. Here's How
Animals bark, sing, growl and chat. Plants, one would think, just sit there. But it turns out that plants bark, growl and chat as well. Here's how they do it.
Animals bark, sing, growl and chat. Plants, one would think, just sit there. But it turns out that plants bark, growl and chat as well. Here's how they do it.
Plant Biology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 30, 2014, 7:39am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 30, 2014, 7:39am
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'Nanobionics' aims to give plants superpowers
MIT scientists create bionic plants with increased photosynthetic activity and the ability to detect pollutants in the air.Plants are an engineering marvel of nature. Fueled by sunlight, they recycle our carbon dioxide waste into fresh oxygen for us to breathe. Plus, they make the world prettier. But, with a little help from us humans, can they be coaxed to do even more?
MIT scientists create bionic plants with increased photosynthetic activity and the ability to detect pollutants in the air.Plants are an engineering marvel of nature. Fueled by sunlight, they recycle our carbon dioxide waste into fresh oxygen for us to breathe. Plus, they make the world prettier. But, with a little help from us humans, can they be coaxed to do even more?
Plant Biology
Source: L.A. Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014, 7:50am
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Source: L.A. Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014, 7:50am
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Old Trees Don't Grow Taller, But Pack On Weight Like A Body-Builder
An aging tree's girth is good for the planet, scientists say, because it helps it suck more carbon dioxide out of the air. "It's as if, on your favorite sports team, you find out the star players are a bunch of 90-year-olds," one ecologist says.
An aging tree's girth is good for the planet, scientists say, because it helps it suck more carbon dioxide out of the air. "It's as if, on your favorite sports team, you find out the star players are a bunch of 90-year-olds," one ecologist says.
Plant Biology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 16, 2014, 7:53am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 16, 2014, 7:53am
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West Coast radiation from Fukushima disaster poses no risk, experts say
Scientists trying to quell an outburst of concern say radiation from the 2011 tsunami that hit the Japanese nuclear power plant has dropped.Radiation detected off the U.S. West Coast from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan has declined since the 2011 tsunami disaster and never approached levels that could pose a risk to human health, seafood or wildlife, scientists say.
Scientists trying to quell an outburst of concern say radiation from the 2011 tsunami that hit the Japanese nuclear power plant has dropped.Radiation detected off the U.S. West Coast from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan has declined since the 2011 tsunami disaster and never approached levels that could pose a risk to human health, seafood or wildlife, scientists say.
Marine Biology
Source: L.A. Times
Posted on: Monday, Jan 13, 2014, 9:13am
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Source: L.A. Times
Posted on: Monday, Jan 13, 2014, 9:13am
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"Corpse flower" blooming at U.S. Botanic Garden
Famously stinky titan arum flower is first to bloom in the U.S. since 2007
Famously stinky titan arum flower is first to bloom in the U.S. since 2007
Plant Biology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Monday, Jul 22, 2013, 9:22am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Monday, Jul 22, 2013, 9:22am
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U.S. Botanical Garden awaits titan arum bloom
This will be the first Amorphophallus titanum bloom in the U.S. since 2007
This will be the first Amorphophallus titanum bloom in the U.S. since 2007
Plant Biology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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Fruits And Veggies Are Alive, Can Defend Against Herbivores
Fruits and veggies have circadian clocks and can adjust certain nutrients in response to light cues.
Fruits and veggies have circadian clocks and can adjust certain nutrients in response to light cues.
Plant Biology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Jun 21, 2013, 8:58am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Jun 21, 2013, 8:58am
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Researchers Revive A Plant Frozen In Time
It sounds like something from the movies — scientists uncover a sample of plant material frozen inside a glacier for hundreds of years, bring it back to the lab, and watch as it comes back to life. Catherine LaFarge describes the work, and what it means for plant scientists.
It sounds like something from the movies — scientists uncover a sample of plant material frozen inside a glacier for hundreds of years, bring it back to the lab, and watch as it comes back to life. Catherine LaFarge describes the work, and what it means for plant scientists.
Plant Biology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Saturday, Jun 01, 2013, 9:05am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Saturday, Jun 01, 2013, 9:05am
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Researchers identify new target to boost plant resistance to insects and pathogens 
Plants can't swat a bug or run away from one, but that doesn't mean that plants can't fight back. Plants have evolved unique and sophisticated immune systems to defend themselves against insects and pathogens. Plant hormones called jasmonates play an important role in this defense, but jasmonates have been found to also be important for plant growth. Now, researchers reporting in the May 23 issue
Plants can't swat a bug or run away from one, but that doesn't mean that plants can't fight back. Plants have evolved unique and sophisticated immune systems to defend themselves against insects and pathogens. Plant hormones called jasmonates play an important role in this defense, but jasmonates have been found to also be important for plant growth. Now, researchers reporting in the May 23 issue
Plant Biology
Source: Cell Press
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:15am
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Source: Cell Press
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:15am
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Plants 'talk' to plants to help them grow
Having a neighborly chat improves seed germination, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology. Even when other known means of communication, such as contact, chemical and light-mediated signals, are blocked chilli seeds grow better when grown with basil plants. This suggests that plants are talking via nanomechanical vibrations.
Having a neighborly chat improves seed germination, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology. Even when other known means of communication, such as contact, chemical and light-mediated signals, are blocked chilli seeds grow better when grown with basil plants. This suggests that plants are talking via nanomechanical vibrations.
Plant Biology
Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Tuesday, May 07, 2013, 11:30am
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Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Tuesday, May 07, 2013, 11:30am
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The tulip tree reveals mitochondrial genome of ancestral flowering plant
The extraordinary level of conservation of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) mitochondrial genome has redefined our interpretation of evolution of the angiosperms (flowering plants), finds research in biomed Central's open access journal BMC Biology. This beautiful 'molecular fossil' has a remarkably slow mutation rate meaning that its mitochondrial genome has remained largely
The extraordinary level of conservation of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) mitochondrial genome has redefined our interpretation of evolution of the angiosperms (flowering plants), finds research in biomed Central's open access journal BMC Biology. This beautiful 'molecular fossil' has a remarkably slow mutation rate meaning that its mitochondrial genome has remained largely
Plant Biology
Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Monday, Apr 15, 2013, 1:15pm
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Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Monday, Apr 15, 2013, 1:15pm
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How some leaves got fat: It's the veins
A "garden variety" leaf is a broad, flat structure, but if the garden happens to be somewhere arid, it probably includes succulent plants with plump leaves full of precious water. Fat leaves did not emerge in the plant world easily. A new Brown University study published in Current Biology reports that to sustain efficient photosynthesis, they required the evolution of a fundamental remodel
A "garden variety" leaf is a broad, flat structure, but if the garden happens to be somewhere arid, it probably includes succulent plants with plump leaves full of precious water. Fat leaves did not emerge in the plant world easily. A new Brown University study published in Current Biology reports that to sustain efficient photosynthesis, they required the evolution of a fundamental remodel
Plant Biology
Source: Brown University
Posted on: Friday, Apr 12, 2013, 1:30pm
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Source: Brown University
Posted on: Friday, Apr 12, 2013, 1:30pm
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An inside look at carnivorous plants
When we imagine drama playing out between predators and prey, most of us picture stealthy lions and restless gazelle, or a sharp-taloned hawk latched on to an unlucky squirrel. But Ben Baiser, a post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard Forest and lead author of a new study in Oikos, thinks on a more local scale. His inter-species drama plays out in the humble bogs and fens of eastern North Ameri
When we imagine drama playing out between predators and prey, most of us picture stealthy lions and restless gazelle, or a sharp-taloned hawk latched on to an unlucky squirrel. But Ben Baiser, a post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard Forest and lead author of a new study in Oikos, thinks on a more local scale. His inter-species drama plays out in the humble bogs and fens of eastern North Ameri
Plant Biology
Source: Harvard University
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013, 12:30pm
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Source: Harvard University
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013, 12:30pm
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Researchers find novel way plants pass traits to next generation
New research explains how certain traits can pass down from one generation to the next – at least in plants – without following the accepted rules of genetics.
New research explains how certain traits can pass down from one generation to the next – at least in plants – without following the accepted rules of genetics.
Plant Biology
Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013, 11:30am
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Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013, 11:30am
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Assembling the transcriptome of a noxious weed: New resources for studying how plants invade
In order to build and maintain cells, DNA is copied into ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules, also called transcripts. Transcripts are often like a recipe for making proteins, and a collection of all the transcripts in a cell is called a transcriptome.
In order to build and maintain cells, DNA is copied into ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules, also called transcripts. Transcripts are often like a recipe for making proteins, and a collection of all the transcripts in a cell is called a transcriptome.
Plant Biology
Source: American Journal of Botany
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 8:30am
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Source: American Journal of Botany
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 07, 2013, 8:30am
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Don't be fooled: Flowers mislead traditional taxonomy
For hundreds of years, plant taxonomists have worked to understand how species are related. Until relatively recently, their only reliable source of information about these relationships was the plants' morphology—traits that could be observed, measured, counted, categorized, and described visually. And paramount among these morphological traits were aspects of flower shape and arrangement.
For hundreds of years, plant taxonomists have worked to understand how species are related. Until relatively recently, their only reliable source of information about these relationships was the plants' morphology—traits that could be observed, measured, counted, categorized, and described visually. And paramount among these morphological traits were aspects of flower shape and arrangement.
Plant Biology
Source: American Journal of Botany
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 05, 2013, 10:30am
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Source: American Journal of Botany
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 05, 2013, 10:30am
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'Fat worms' inch scientists toward better biofuel production
Fat worms confirm that researchers from Michigan State University have successfully engineered a plant with oily leaves -- a feat that could enhance biofuel production as well as lead to improved animal feeds.
Fat worms confirm that researchers from Michigan State University have successfully engineered a plant with oily leaves -- a feat that could enhance biofuel production as well as lead to improved animal feeds.
Plant Biology
Source: Michigan State University
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013, 2:30pm
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Source: Michigan State University
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013, 2:30pm
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Genetic variation controls predation: Benefits of being a mosaic
A genetically mosaic Eucalyptus tree is able to control which leaves are saved from predation because of alterations in its genes, finds an study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Plant Biology. Between two leaves of the same tree there can be many genetic differences – this study found ten SNP, including ones in genes that regulate terpene production, which influence wh
A genetically mosaic Eucalyptus tree is able to control which leaves are saved from predation because of alterations in its genes, finds an study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Plant Biology. Between two leaves of the same tree there can be many genetic differences – this study found ten SNP, including ones in genes that regulate terpene production, which influence wh
Plant Biology
Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013, 5:00pm
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Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013, 5:00pm
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X-ray laser sees photosynthesis in action
Opening a new window on the way plants generate the oxygen we breathe, researchers used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to simultaneously look at the structure and chemical behavior of a natural catalyst involved in photosynthesis for the first time.
Opening a new window on the way plants generate the oxygen we breathe, researchers used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to simultaneously look at the structure and chemical behavior of a natural catalyst involved in photosynthesis for the first time.
Plant Biology
Source: DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Posted on: Friday, Feb 15, 2013, 1:45pm
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Source: DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Posted on: Friday, Feb 15, 2013, 1:45pm
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Plants cut the mustard for basic discoveries in metabolism
You might think you have nothing in common with mustard except hotdogs. Yet based on research in a plant from the mustard family, Salk scientists have discovered a possible explanation for how organisms, including humans, directly regulate chemical reactions that quickly adjust the growth of organs. These findings overturn conventional views of how different body parts coordinate t
You might think you have nothing in common with mustard except hotdogs. Yet based on research in a plant from the mustard family, Salk scientists have discovered a possible explanation for how organisms, including humans, directly regulate chemical reactions that quickly adjust the growth of organs. These findings overturn conventional views of how different body parts coordinate t
Molecular Biology
Source: Salk Institute
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 06, 2013, 2:45pm
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Source: Salk Institute
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 06, 2013, 2:45pm
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How plants sense gravity -- a new look at the roles of genetics and the cytoskeleton
Gravity affects the ecology and evolution of every living organism. In plants, the general response to gravity is well known: their roots respond positively, growing down, into the soil, and their stems respond negatively, growing upward, to reach the sunlight. But how do plants sense gravity and how do they direct or signal their cells to grow in response to it? Although botanists understand a
Gravity affects the ecology and evolution of every living organism. In plants, the general response to gravity is well known: their roots respond positively, growing down, into the soil, and their stems respond negatively, growing upward, to reach the sunlight. But how do plants sense gravity and how do they direct or signal their cells to grow in response to it? Although botanists understand a
Plant Biology
Source: American Journal of Botany
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 05, 2013, 4:15pm
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Source: American Journal of Botany
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 05, 2013, 4:15pm
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Genetically modified tobacco plants produce antibodies to treat rabies
Smoking tobacco might be bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide a relatively inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus. In a new research report appearing in The FASEB Journal, scientists produced a monoclonal antibody in transgenic tobacco plants that was shown to neutralize the rabies virus. This new antibody works by preventing t
Smoking tobacco might be bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide a relatively inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus. In a new research report appearing in The FASEB Journal, scientists produced a monoclonal antibody in transgenic tobacco plants that was shown to neutralize the rabies virus. This new antibody works by preventing t
Molecular Biology
Source: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Posted on: Monday, Feb 04, 2013, 8:00am
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Source: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Posted on: Monday, Feb 04, 2013, 8:00am
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