Biologists discover an on/off button on plants' alarm system

Friday, April 2, 2010 - 01:14 in Biology & Nature

Scientists 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.

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