WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University scientists have discovered evidence that the repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off is built with a potential self-destruct switch. The ...

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The freezing characteristics and development of cell tension during extracellular freezing were examined in supercooling stem tissues of riverbank grapes (Vitis riparia) and cold-hardened leaves of ...

The repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off involves a potential self-destruct switch, a new study suggests. The findings offer insight into ways to control gene expression to ...

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Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied horticulture. She enjoys her family, the outdoors and nature. Horticulture focuses on developing new plant species to curate ...