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Why strawberries taste like strawberries

June 21, 2013
Researchers have discovered what gives ripe strawberries their characteristic aroma. According to the team at Technische Universität München (TUM) in Munich, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (HDMF) plays a fundamental role in producing the...

Flesh-eating plant discards DNA ‘junk’

June 7, 2013
Scientists have spent decades puzzling over why noncoding DNA makes up the majority (98%) of the human genome, but studying the genome of carnivorous bladderwort plant, Utricularia gibba has offered...

Quantum carotenoids shine light on photosynthesis

May 25, 2013
The mechanism by which carotenoids help chlorophyll turn light into chemical energy has been uncovered by researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Toronto.Carotenoids, the pigments that give carrots their...

Turning cellulose into starch for new food source

May 1, 2013
A potential food source can be created from plants not traditionally thought of as food crops suggests a team at Virginia Tech who have succeeded in transforming cellulose into starch.This...

Gravity affects sex in plants

April 12, 2013
Changes in gravity affect reproduction in plants, reveals a University of Montreal study. Their findings, published in PLOS ONE, offer new insight into how life evolved on Earth.Gravity was found...

Chloroplasts could control crop ripening

December 24, 2012
Biologists at Leicester University have discovered that a plant cell regulation process also affects chloroplasts, the part of plants responsible for photosynthesis. The research may have applications in controlling fruit...

Frankincense is not just for Christmas…

December 21, 2012
Frankincense, the undeniable fragrance of Christmas, is in high demand but this means that many Boswellia papyrifera trees are being over-exploited and populations are at risk of dying out. However,...

Relief for hay fever sufferers: pollen-free house plants developed

September 19, 2012
Pollen-free plants can be produced by targeting two bacterial genes into the houseplant Pelargonium, new research suggests.The paper, published in the BioMed Central journal, BMC Plant Biology describes the work...

Tomato genome sequenced

July 2, 2012
The tomato is a major crop plant and model for fruit development, and scientists have released a high-quality genome sequence for the domesticated variety and a draft sequence for its...

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