Warm flowers We associate warm-bloodedness, or to be more precise the regulation of body temperature through burning nutrients, with animals. With mammals and birds, but not really with plants. There are however, also plants that regulate their temperature independent of their environment. Mostly they do this for a specific organ, for example, their flowers. OneContinue reading “Warm flowers”
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Analog or digital
Analog or digital Often, I speak over gene on/off switches. About proteins that enable a gene to be read either more or less often. These gene on/off switches enable an analog regulation of their genes. In addition, a cell has a system to regulate a gene in a more digital manner, having a gene eitherContinue reading “Analog or digital”
A nice smell
A nice smell Nectar and pollen making flowers attractive for pollinators. But not only pollinators, also florivores, flower eating insects, are attracted. Researchers from Germany wondered how pollinator and florivores react to the smells that flowers emit. It turned out that both pollinators and florivores alike are recognising and are attracted by the smell bouquetContinue reading “A nice smell”
Verborgen bloemen
Verborgen bloemen Planten zijn zo alom aanwezig dat we ze vaak niet eens meer zien. Ze bewegen tenslotte toch niet, dus vormen geen direct gevaar. Dit is jammer, zo zien we ook hun fascinerende aspecten niet. Wist je dat er bijvoorbeeld planten zijn die letterlijk voor ons verborgen blijven? Ze verblijven onder de grond. StelenContinue reading “Verborgen bloemen”
Plant en Zo 