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Científico chileno crea un “desierto verde” para combatir el cambio climático
Un científico chileno de origen cubano ha apostado por la creación de un pulmón verde en pleno desierto de Atacama, el más árido del planeta, que ayude a frenar el avance del cambio
Biólogos encuentran una planta jarra en Canadá que se alimenta de salamandras
Un equipo de biólogos de las Universidades de Guelph y Toronto descubrió que una especie de planta carnívora llamada la planta lanzadora del norte (Sarracenia purpurea) en los humedales del Parque Algonquin de Ontario no solo
Software gratuito que permite seleccionar bacterias beneficiosas para los cultivos
Un software gratuito y libre permite identificar aquellas bacterias con características que pueden ser potencialmente más beneficiosas o eficientes para su uso como bioestimulante de plantas o agente de biocontrol
Open-source RNA Analysis Tool Takes Root in Plant Biology
An open-source RNA analysis platform has been successfully used on plant cells for the first time – a breakthrough that could herald a new era of fundamental research and bolster
#PlantsciART COMPETITION GUIDELINES
HOW TO ENTER THE GPC/PPP #PlantsciART COMPETITION: Take a photograph, (or prepare a gif or video) of your plant science art that relates to at least one of the following categories:
Llamado a concurso académico UNAP
La Universidad Arturo Prat llama a concurso para proveer 3 cargos de Académicos jornada completa para llevar a cabo docencia de pregrado, investigación, vinculación y gestión, para ser integrados a
Boosting Plants’ Uptake of Vitamins and Minerals
With genetic tweaks, researchers can coax corn and other cereals to take in more iron, but sometimes the plants rebel. The corn Elsbeth Walker grows looks a bit strange. Its leaves are
Companies Use CRISPR to Improve Crops
The agritech industry is editing plant genomes to feed a growing population, expand the produce aisle, and make tastier, more convenient food products. Consider the groundcherry. Unlike its relative, the
New discovery about how plants make sex cells for reproduction
Scientists at Stanford have built a detailed timeline of the gene activity leading up to meiosis in corn, a finding with potential implications for plant breeding as well as sexually
New discovery about how plants make sex cells for reproduction
Scientists at Stanford have built a detailed timeline of the gene activity leading up to meiosis in corn, a finding with potential implications for plant breeding as well as sexually
