Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena and their colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague have developed a new method to quickly and reliably…
Using ion-selective micro-electrodes electrical signals in plants moving from leaf to leaf could be measured. The speed of the signals spreading as voltage changes over cell membranes…
Vinegar flies (Drosophila melanogaster) show a highly selective behaviour towards odour stimuli. A series of behavioural studies showed that a single olfactory stimulus is often not…
Animals 'personally' bring their gametes together - seeking out sexual partners, mating, fertilising, and reproducing. Plants, however, are sessile organisms and require the help of…