Periwinkle plant tumour harnessed to produce medicines
October 31 : Rice University bioengineers have made an advance in tapping the immense
October 31 : Rice University bioengineers have made an advance in tapping the immense
October 26 : Ever wonder why leaves turn red in the autumn? Well, researchers at the
Oct 25 : A research team at the Central Food Technological Research Institute, in Mysore, India, has demonstrated the effectiveness of a novel multi-step ulcer preventive activity.
Oct 16 : Argentine and Brazilian palaeontologists claim to have found a giant plant-eating
Oct 5 : Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) have found that an aspirin-like compound is what triggers the immune response in plants.
Oct 3 : A new study has shed light on how the basil plant gets its characteristic aroma.
Oct 3 : Rochester University researchers will soon test a compound found in a daisy-like plant, Feverfew or Bachelor’s Button, for its ability to attack cancer stem cells in humans.
Oct 3 : A new research looking into the genetic processes that give flowers, leaves and plants their bright colours has found a key group of enzymes involved in the production of plant pigments.
Oct 1 : A new study in the October issue of BioScience has revealed that increases in crop productivity in the Great Plains (the Prairies) has had adverse effects on the environment,
September 27 : Researchers at the University of California, Riverside say that plants can be used to study why prescription medications work successfully to cure an ailment in some