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Originally Posted by maikeru
Ditto ditto that! I love Nova, and this was a good episode. Remember, it's all about plant sex, baby. 
I was thinking of the program again this morning when I read this article on LiveScience (sci articles are the best way to start the day!):
LiveScience.com - Flowers Evolve to Suit Birds and Bats |
Tying your sex to start the day, and InfiniteNow's genetics point on the show's content, I slide smoothly into this article just out on the gentics of how flowers know when to bloom.
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After a quest lasting more than 70 years, botanists may finally have found what one leading textbook describes as "the Holy Grail of plant biology" – the molecular command that tells a plant it is time to flower.
The discovery may help scientists tailor crops to different latitudes – an especially valuable ability as global warming begins to shift climate zones towards the poles. ...
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Botanists discover the signal that triggers flowering - life - 20 April 2007 - New Scientist
