Harm and response: Plants recognize and respond to different insects
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
In one of the broadest studies of its kind, scientists recently looked at all plant genes and their response to the enemy. Their results showed that the model Arabidopsis plant recognizes and responds differently to four insect species. The insects cause changes on a transcriptional level, triggering proteins that switch on and off plant genes to help defend against more attacks.