The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

The time a spider plant mom remains tethered to her spiderette can be influenced by the daughter plant's environment.

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This separation of sexes in plants is called dioecy. One reason why dioecy may evolve is because of the negative effects that ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but instead draw nutrients directly from the roots of other plants. Most of ...

Some plants bend the rules of plant life so far that they barely resemble plants at all. Balanophora is one of them - a ...

Blocking reproduction increases lifespan in both males and females of many different species, a new international University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has found. Using data from ...

Scientists have long known that one part of their DNA—chromosome 1—exists in two different versions. Animals need both versions to survive. During reproduction, offspring inherit one copy from each ...

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In Triturus newts, half of all offspring die. Scientists have long known that one part of their DNA—chromosome 1—exists in two different versions. Animals need both versions to survive. During ...