Archive for the Plant Sciences News Articles

Periwinkle plant tumour harnessed to produce medicines

October 31 : Rice University bioengineers have made an advance in tapping the immense

Here’s why leaves turn red in autumn

October 26 : Ever wonder why leaves turn red in the autumn? Well, researchers at the

Indian plant may be effect ulcer treatment

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.

105 feet tall giant plant eating dino discovered in Argentina

Oct 16 : Argentine and Brazilian palaeontologists claim to have found a giant plant-eating

Aspirin-like compound triggers immune response in plants

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.

Here’s how basil gets its zing

Oct 3 : A new study has shed light on how the basil plant gets its characteristic aroma.

Daisy-like plant may harbour leukaemia cure

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.

Study on plant colours sheds light on antioxidants

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.

Prairies’ increased crop productivity causing adverse environmental effects

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,

Plants may help uncover why people respond differently to prescription drugs

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