Category archives: Plant biology

High functional diversity of island plants

High functional diversity of island plants

BiologyEcologyPlant biology

By César Tomé

Oceanic islands provide useful models for ecology, biogeography and evolutionary research. Many ground-breaking findings – including Darwin’s theory of evolution – have emerged from the study of species on islands and their interplay with their living and non-living environment. Now, an international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the flora of […]

Food systems on Mars are set to transform food on Earth

Food systems on Mars are set to transform food on Earth

BiotechnologyFood processingMicrobiologyPlanetary SciencePlant biology

By Invited Researcher

Could we feed a city on Mars? This question is central to the future of space exploration and has serious repercussions on Earth too. To date, a lot of thought has gone into how astronauts eat; however, we are only beginning to produce food in space. Space launches are quite expensive. And with the growing […]

A forgotten mangrove forest around remote inland lagoons in Mexico’s Yucatan tells a story of rising seas

A forgotten mangrove forest around remote inland lagoons in Mexico’s Yucatan tells a story of rising seas

BiologyEcologyGeosciencesPlant biology

By Invited Researcher

The San Pedro River winds from rainforests in Guatemala through the Yucatan Peninsula in eastern Mexico. There, this peaceful river widens into a series of slow-flowing lakes. Along a remote 50-mile (80-kilometer) stretch, thousands of red mangroves – trees commonly found along tropical coastlines – line the river’s banks and gentle waterfalls. Unlike mangroves elsewhere […]

Major drivers of genetic differentiation in Iberian <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>

Major drivers of genetic differentiation in Iberian Arabidopsis thaliana

MathematicsPlant biology

By BCAM

Populations are not static, and the geographic distribution of genetic diversity within and among populations is changing continuously. The drivers of genetic differentiation is one of the cornerstones in evolution, as genetic diversity is paramount for the ability of populations to adapt and persist in changing environments. The spatio-temporal changes in genetic diversity constantly taking […]

TRAMIL: Program of Applied Research to Popular Medicine in the Caribbean

TRAMIL: Program of Applied Research to Popular Medicine in the Caribbean

BiologyBiomedicineHealthPlant biology

By Gerardo Cebrián

Authors: Gerardo Cebrián-Torrejón 1, Michelle Salas Pinel 1,2 1 Laboratoire COVACHIM-M2E EA 3592, Université des Antilles, 97157 Pointe-à-Pitre Cedex. 2 Forest engineer. Heredia. Costa Rica. The Applied Scientific Research Program of Medicinal Plants, k nown as TRAMIL, is an investigation program of traditional and popular medicine from the Caribbean, whose purpose is to rationalize health […]