Biologists discover an on/off button on plants' alarm system
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 09:28
in Biology & Nature
Scientists connected to VIB and Ghent University have discovered how plants turn their defense mechanisms on and off. The system is apparently controlled by a key protein that the researchers have named "NINJA." The discovery offers possibilities for increasing the yield of therapeutic substances from plants. The authoritative scientific journal Nature is publishing the results today.