In the cell cycle, the G1 phase can be like a prison, where plant cells are arrested, unable to divide. These cells have been arrested for different reasons, serving sentences of different lengths. So how and why did...
Author - Anna Jacob
Anna Jacob
The Delights and Dangers of Tree-Hugging
On the International Day of Forests how will you be showing your appreciation for trees? Tree-hugging might be a sound good idea, but it's not without risk.
Anna Atkins Photographic Pioneer
For International Women’s Day 2018, we celebrate the life and work of Anna Atkins, a pioneer of photography. She pushed the technology of her day to its limit, breaking new ground and created cyanotypes that remain...
Alun Salt
Hallowe’en and the Monster Plant
This week, the biggest flower on the planet, also known as the “Queen of all Parasitic Plants”, has come to Oxford - but not in the way you would might expect.
