Research on plant bioactive compounds has gained significant attention due to their potential health benefits and therapeutic properties. These compounds, ...
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"Plants have evolved ingenious ways." Scientists make surprising discovery after analyzing genetic makeup of staple crop: 'We did not expect to find [this]' first appeared on The Cool Down.
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Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could ...
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BioLumic CEO Steve Sibulkin shares how the company uses UV light to enhance seeds and improve yields without the costs and ...
It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...
The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial ...
Plantpeddler’s appetite for new and exciting poinsettia varieties takes its most recent trial to new heights with a few fun twists.