Life as we know it happens in 3D. So, when a group of international researchers found a gene that appears to have a role in the transition from 2D into 3D development they where excited.
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The old die to protect the young
Flooding gives plants a big blow. Still, if the flooding doesn’t take too long, plants can survive due to a number of survival techniques. One of these is the shedding of old leaves. Now Dutch researchers show in a new study what happens after flooding.
Shifting DNA markings
Markings on the DNA help plant cells ‘remember’. Who they are. In what developmental stage they are. Their environment. Now a new study in Communications Biology by Chinese researchers shows that during the early stages of embryo development these DNA marks shift frequently.
Hooked hairs
Sometimes when you look closely at something, you see something new. That is what a group of American researchers found when they looked closely at bean seedlings. In Science Advances they report about the up until now unknown hooked hairs on these seedlings.
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