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| Herbicide may affect plants thought to be resistant Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:33 AM PST Researchers have discovered a fine-tuning mechanism involved in plant root growth that has them questioning whether a popular herbicide may have unintended consequences, causing some plants to need more water or nutrients.  |
| Discovery changes how scientists think about plant cell wall formation Posted: 22 Nov 2011 08:32 AM PST Researchers have discovered that two proteins come together in an unexpected way to make a carbohydrate, a chain of sugar molecules, in plant cell walls. This fundamental discovery changes the way scientists think about how plant cell walls are made and opens a new door to converting plants to biofuels and other carbon-based products.  |
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