Leaves, trunk and roots: Geneticists reveal how a tree knows to grow

Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 14:01 in Mathematics & Economics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Countless words have been put to paper over the years in attempts to describe the beauty of a tree -- including carefully crafted passages by the world?s most gifted writers. But those writings pale in comparison to the intricacy of a tree?s own genetic script.

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