plant survival
05/14/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Plants starved for energy found to resort to “self-cannibalism” by breaking down and consuming cells from their own leaves for survival
Plants will do just about anything to survive, and according to researchers at Tohoku University, that includes turning to autophagy – or destroying its own cells – and getting much-needed amino acids to survive energy-starved “hunger” conditions. The results of the study, published in Plant & Cell Physiology, also looked at how autophagy can be manipulated to […]
04/30/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Genetic data shed light on how soil microbes survive nutrient-deficient environments
For the longest time, researchers have puzzled over the process that allows microbes to grow within the phosphorus-poor soil found in tropical rainforests. A recent study of their genetic data revealed that these microbes possess a higher amount of genes that specialize in getting the vital mineral, according to a NewsWise article. Tropical soils are […]
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