Image of the Day: Windblown Weed

Stamens of the common farm weed Plantago lanceolata vibrate resonantly with the wind, maximizing the release of pollen, a study shows.

The Scientist Staff

Oct 8, 2014

See “Turbulence-induced resonance vibrations cause pollen release in wind-pollinated Plantago lanceolata L. (Plantaginaceae).”

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Mechanism of a Genome Packaging Machine Discovered

The hinge region of cohesin pulls DNA to two head regions, like a person’s hand-to-hand motion of pulling on a rope.

Infographic: How Genome-Packaging Protein Cohesin Handles DNA

A micrograph of the prion-like state of a protein called Pus4

Protein Mediates Non-Genetic Inheritance of Growth Strategies

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