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Image of the Day: Ringspots
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 25, 2019 | 1 min read
Tiny insects carry the tomato spotted wilt virus, which causes infected plants to develop discolored ring-shape blotches.
Genetically Engineered Tobacco Does Photosynthesis More Efficiently
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 4, 2019 | 1 min read
The modification beefed up plant biomass by 40 percent in field tests.
The Flower Sense of Hawkmoths
Alison F. Takemura | Sep 1, 2016 | 5 min read
The pollinators of a wild tobacco plant use the tip of their proboscis to determine whether they should stop for a drink.
Really Bad Breath
Abby Olena, PhD | Jan 3, 2014 | 2 min read
Tobacco hornworms release puffs of nicotine that deter some predators.
NIH Funding Spat
Kate Yandell | Mar 7, 2013 | 2 min read
A Republican representative objects to a study he said is politically partisan.
Tobacco Plants Make HIV Antibody
Cristina Luiggi | Jul 21, 2011 | 1 min read
For the first time, a plant-produced antibody gets the green light for clinical trials in the United Kingdom.