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![Natural plant extract shown to extend life by 40% - landmark study concludes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_e5c3c805b00c441e8a9074e4f172b1b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_e5c3c805b00c441e8a9074e4f172b1b0~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Feb 25, 2022
Natural plant extract shown to extend life by 40% - landmark study concludes
A landmark study linking greater metabolic health—achieved through a natural plant extract—with longer lifespans in C. elegans.
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![Light-emitting plants could become the eco-friendly urban lighting of the future](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_5a7643b785904e12b295bc5d54ded5b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_5a7643b785904e12b295bc5d54ded5b9~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Feb 6, 2022
Light-emitting plants could become the eco-friendly urban lighting of the future
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
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![Global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_b8ec7372f13c404f924dc254c83cfcb1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_b8ec7372f13c404f924dc254c83cfcb1~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jan 18, 2022
Global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth
A global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other microbial life on Earth, is entering a new phase.
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![Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behavior of animals and plants](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_efb41204a8fe4a69aae7277cc1cb2ef6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_efb41204a8fe4a69aae7277cc1cb2ef6~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jan 5, 2022
Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behavior of animals and plants
Matter on Earth, both live and inert, experiences the effects of the gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon expressed in the form of tides
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![Giant 'corpse plant' draws crowds in Southern California](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_4ba3658734364174acb0c6e65de054ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_4ba3658734364174acb0c6e65de054ce~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Nov 8, 2021
Giant 'corpse plant' draws crowds in Southern California
The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed the "corpse plant" because it smells like a dead body is drawing huge crowds.
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![Scientists create light-emitting plants --- eco-friendly urban lighting of the future](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_5a7643b785904e12b295bc5d54ded5b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_5a7643b785904e12b295bc5d54ded5b9~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Nov 8, 2021
Scientists create light-emitting plants --- eco-friendly urban lighting of the future
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
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![A 150-year-old note from Charles Darwin is inspiring a change in the way forestry](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_973b40c6fc824060b770a476d75df10d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_973b40c6fc824060b770a476d75df10d~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Nov 8, 2021
A 150-year-old note from Charles Darwin is inspiring a change in the way forestry
Charles Darwin made a powerful observation that a mixture of species planted together grow more strongly than species planted individually.
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!['Ray guns' let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_c6a297e7bb3f45b985856cd555d28936~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_c6a297e7bb3f45b985856cd555d28936~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Oct 23, 2021
'Ray guns' let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart
In this new study, we've shown that you can use light instead of DNA to define plant populations, at a similar level of detail.
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![Thai cabbies turn taxis into gardens amid COVID-19 crunch](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_405fcf5ed0924165994da749bc25f746~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_405fcf5ed0924165994da749bc25f746~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Sep 23, 2021
Thai cabbies turn taxis into gardens amid COVID-19 crunch
With demand for taxis drying up in Thailand and thousands of drivers leaving town, one cab company has turned its vehicles into mini gardens
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 23, 2021
Scientists create light-emitting plants --- eco-friendly urban lighting of the future
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
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![The future of vaccines may look more like eating a salad than getting a shot in the arm](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_110152c15fe641afafb13c62f14871f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_110152c15fe641afafb13c62f14871f3~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Sep 19, 2021
The future of vaccines may look more like eating a salad than getting a shot in the arm
UC Riverside scientists are studying whether they can turn edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.
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Joseph Shavit
Sep 19, 2021
A newly discovered bacteria offers new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops
A newly discovered parasitic bacteria to slow down plant aging, may offer new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops.
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Joshua Shavit
Sep 10, 2021
New room-temperature COVID-19 vaccines are grown in plants and bacteria
Researchers have developed COVID-19 vaccine candidates that can take the heat. Their key ingredients? Viruses from plants or bacteria.
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Joseph Shavit
Sep 9, 2021
Floating islands give plants and animals a place to live while cleaning polluted waterways
The world's largest floating river bank in French inner-city canal which has transformed plant and insect life in waterways around the world
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Joseph Shavit
Sep 9, 2021
Drought–more than temperature–governs diversity of life on Earth
Scientists have long believed that temperature, especially freezing cold, limits diversity of plant species.
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 27, 2021
Protecting gardens and crops from insects using the ‘smell of fear’
For home gardeners and farmers, herbivorous insects present a major threat to their hard work and crop yields.
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
New gene developed to make plants heat-tolerant in rising temperatures
With temperatures rising globally, agricultural crops are feeling the stress. Warmer weather can cause a large reduction in crop yield.
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
Botanists discover new carnivorous plant with a very unique ability
Botanists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UBC have discovered a new carnivorous plant in western North America.
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