You can’t escape your heritage; we all go through life with an assortment of ‘baggage’ that betrays our origins, whether it’s our accent, cultural preferences or clothing. And, as regards the latter, the same can be...
Tag - Chloroplasts
Nigel Chaffey
Antioxidant metabolism in pepper fruit (Research in Context)
Pepper (Capsicum annuum) contains high levels of antioxidants, such as vitamins A and C and flavonoids. However, information on the role of these beneficial compounds in the physiology of pepper fruit remains scarce...
botanyone
More myth-busting!
It’s a tribute to the fantasticness of plants – and photosynthesis in particular – that even animals want to be like them. Arguably, none more so than some sea slugs, which for many millennia have eaten seaweeds and...
Light-gathering and reflecting plant crystal aggregates
Succulent leaves of Peperomia obtusifolia (Pipereaceae) have a photosynthetic layer that contains spherical crystal aggregates surrounded by chloroplasts with large grana. Horner conducts a detailed morphological study...
