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Category: Cells, Genes & Molecules

Cells, Genes & Molecules Taxonomy & Evolution

What does chlorophyll leave behind after a billion years?

Scientists have identified one of the earliest multicellular algae. Their new method could help unlock much more information from Precambrian fossils.

by Alun SaltJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 2022
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grass blades
Cells, Genes & Molecules Computational Models Growth & Development

Simulating grass phenotypic plasticity as an emergent property

Integrating plant functioning at organ scale can simulate the phenotypic plasticity of plants.

by Rachel ShekarJanuary 4, 2022January 4, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Ecosystems

Increasing the copies of genes increases the ecological niche that nettles can thrive in

Botanists find it’s easier to find the gene to cope with a problem if you carry more copies of genes.

by Alun SaltDecember 13, 2021December 13, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

How much does a phytolith look like an average phytolith?

The phylogenetic pattern in phytolith shape was successfully revealed by applying geometric morphometrics to 2D phytolith shape outlines, strengthening the potential of phytoliths to track the evolutionary history and paleoecology of grasses.

by botanyoneDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Ecosystems

Evolutionary history of two rare conifers from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

This study sheds light on the evolution of two endemic juniper species from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and their responses to Quaternary climate fluctuations

by botanyoneNovember 24, 2021November 24, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Brassinosteroids regulate petal spur length in Aquilegia

Botanists used virus-induced gene silencing and gene expression experiments to understand the function of brassinosteroid-related transcription factors in Aquilegia coerulea petal spurs.

by botanyoneNovember 19, 2021November 19, 2021
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primary and secondary vein patterning in dicot leaves
Cells, Genes & Molecules Computational Models Growth & Development

Plant computational model explains how leaf veins develop

Polar auxin transport dynamics control vein patterning.

by Rachel ShekarNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Target capture sequencing for investigating repetitive DNA

Botanists find a way to recycle genomic data and contribute to a better characterization of plant biodiversity.

by botanyoneNovember 17, 2021November 17, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

The nature of eyebright intraspecific genome size variation

Botanists find notable genuine genome size variation of up to 1.3-fold between individuals of the same species.

by botanyoneNovember 5, 2021November 5, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Ecosystems

Are species hiding in the Arctic?

Some of the problems that limit the number of species in the Arctic might also contribute to creating new species.

by Alun SaltOctober 21, 2021October 21, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Growth & Development

Flowers grow less yellow without sulphur, and that could affect the pollinators that need to see them

Both Van Gogh and Nature like to use sulphur-derived pigments for flowers, but what happens when there’s not enough sulphur?

by Alun SaltOctober 20, 2021October 20, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

New maize reference genome may help grow genetically modified lines of corn more easily

The ugly duckling of corn may hold the key to having better grains in the future.

by Nadia Mourad SilvaOctober 18, 2021October 19, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Allele mining could help improve forage grasses

Botanists demonstrate a novel, effective approach to allele discovery in diverse accessions using a draft reference genome from a single species.

by Fi GennuOctober 13, 2021October 13, 2021
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plant in day and night
Cells, Genes & Molecules Computational Models

Improving gene regulatory network models with RNA levels in absolute units

Recalibrating models using absolute – instead of relative – mass units makes it possible to test modelled transcription rates against biochemical data.

by Rachel ShekarOctober 8, 2021October 8, 2021
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