Science news articles about 'Arabidopsis thaliana'

  • 1001 Genomes Project - First Genomes Of Wild Arabidopsis Thaliana Strains

    ... in Tuebingen, Germany, have reported the completion of the first genomes of wild strains of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana as part of the 1001 Genomes Project ...
  • Scientists decipher fruit tree genome for the first time

    ... ’ genomes such as the sample species in biological research Arabidopsis thaliana, rice, poplar and vine, the fifth ... identified that its genome contains fewer genes than that of the Arabidopsis (a small annual herb), in spite of being three ...
  • Plant biologists discover unexpected proteins affecting small RNAs

    ... is more complex than imagined. Ecker and colleagues tinkered with factors that process mRNAs in the mustard weed Arabidopsis thaliana and observed affects on short, or small ...
  • Biochemists manipulate fruit flavor enzymes

    ... ., and his colleagues report that they were able to manipulate flavor enzymes found in a popular plant model, Arabidopsis thaliana, by genetic means. The enzymes—allene ...
  • Biologists identify genes controlling rhythmic plant growth

    ... patterns of growth, the research team turned to Arabidopsis thaliana, a tiny mustard plant used as a laboratory ... we found was that a whole bunch of genes all scattered around the Arabidopsis genome that deal with hormone biosynthesis, hormone ...
  • Using novel tool, UD researchers dig through cell 'trash' and find treasure

    ... of Energy and the National Science Foundation, was undertaken in Arabidopsis thaliana, a member of the mustard family. The first ... plant to have had all of its genetic material ("genome") sequenced, Arabidopsis is regarded as the botanical equivalent of the fruit fly ...
  • When leaves fall, more is occurring than a change of weather

    ... pathway that controls abscission in the plant species Arabidopsis thaliana. The ability to control abscission in plants ... Sciences Center. "Insight into the process of abscission in Arabidopsis thaliana provides a foundation for understanding this fundamental ...
  • Formula discovered for longer plant life

    ... that the transcription factors of the TCP family have on the growth and aging of the thale cress model plant (Arabidopsis thaliana). These transcription factors are regulated by the microRNA ...
  • When Leaves Fall, More Is Occurring Than A Change Of Weather

    ... pathway that controls abscission in the plant species Arabidopsis thaliana. The ability to control abscission in plants is of special interest to those in the commercial fruit tree and cut ...
  • Sequencing thousand and one genomes

    ... in Tuebingen, Germany, reported the completion of the first genomes of wild strains of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The entire genomes of two individuals ...
  • MSU scientists find new gene that helps plants beat the heat

    ... climates. The MSU researchers found that the gene bZIP28 helps regulate heat stress response in Arabidopsis thaliana, a member of the mustard family used as a model ...
  • Origin of root offshoots revealed

    ... – in this case, a secondary root cell. The decisive signal With the aid of the mouse-ear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), a frequently used model plant, Ive ...
  • Corn researchers discover novel gene shut-off mechanisms

    ... of Sciences of the United States of America. Studies of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering plant of the mustard ... on the harder-to-examine microRNAs, as they had done previously in Arabidopsis. "Yet we found something that had not been observed before in this plant ...
  • Annuals converted into perennials

    ... genes. They have deactivated them in thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), a typical annual. The VIB researchers ... with wood formation creating shrub-like Arabidopsis plants. Raising the veil of evolution Researchers ...
  • New gene-silencing pathway found in plants

    ... suspected that Pol V and Pol IV cooperate, but work independently. The Space between Genes Using Arabidopsis thaliana, the "laboratory rat" of the plant world ...

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