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Plant Physiology
Toward the 'virtual plant:' Scientists grow snapdragons in microchips
March 31st, 2003
Scientists from the John Innes Centre (JIC) and University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, U.K., reported that they have been able to 'grow' snapdragon petals in a computer. The research team used a computer program to simulate the growth of snapdragon petals. This allowed them to modify the key processes in petal development and so establish how the shape of petals is determined in the living plant. Their work was reported in the journal Nature (Growth dynamics underlying petal shape and asymmetry. Nature, March 13, 2003;422:161-163). Anne-Gaelle Rolland is the first author. "We began by 'rewinding' petal growth,"...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2003-03-31)
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