Biologists Identify Genes Controlling Rhythmic Plant Growth

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 13:21 in Biology & Nature

A team of biologists from UC San Diego, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Oregon State University has identified the genes that enable plants to undergo bursts of rhythmic growth at night and allow them to compete when their leaves are shaded by other plants.

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