'BIOLOGICAL CLOCK' GENES CONTROL PLANT GROWTH
September 15, 2008
September 15, 2008
CORVALLIS, Ore., Sept. 15 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release:
More than 125 years ago Charles Darwin first reported that most plants grow in a spurt during the night, not the day - and this week, scientists are reporting the discovery of the genes that control this phenomenon.
These rhythmic growth spurts, and the ability of plants to move in response to light, are actually controlled by genes involved in circadian rhythms - the "biolo . . .
More than 125 years ago Charles Darwin first reported that most plants grow in a spurt during the night, not the day - and this week, scientists are reporting the discovery of the genes that control this phenomenon.
These rhythmic growth spurts, and the ability of plants to move in response to light, are actually controlled by genes involved in circadian rhythms - the "biolo . . .