Tag Archive for 'Growth'

Transgenic hybrid poplar with increased expression levels of BSTR enhanced photosynthesis efficiency and biomass under greenhouse conditions. Image credit: Feyissa et al., doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.11.002.

Newly-Discovered Gene Enhances Photosynthetic Efficiency and Plant Productivity

Dec 4, 2024 by News Staff

Biologists have identified a new gene in California poplar trees (Populus trichocarpa) — named BOOSTER — that enhances photosynthesis and can...

Mammals in a Jurassic forest: the three animals on the left side represent the three newly discovered species - Shenshou lui, Xianshou linglong, and Xianshou songae; the other two represent a gliding species and another euharamiyidan, respectively, which were described earlier. Image credit: © Zhao Chuang.

Paleontologists Reveal Big Differences in Growth Patterns between Jurassic and Modern Mammals

Aug 7, 2024 by News Staff

In new research, paleontologists used synchrotron X-ray tomography of annual growth increments in the dental cementum of fossil mammals from three faunas...

Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis. Image credit: Kristina Curry Rogers.

Earliest Dinosaurs and Their Non-Dinosaurian Contemporaries Had Rapid Growth Rates, Study Says

Apr 8, 2024 by News Staff

Dinosaurs debuted on Earth’s stage in the aftermath of the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event, and survived two other Triassic extinction intervals...

A Macrospondylus bollensis mother keeps a watchful eye on her young. Image credit: Henry Sutherland Sharpe.

New Research Sheds Light on Enigmatic Jurassic Crocodile Relatives

Oct 17, 2023 by News Staff

In a study published in the journal Papers in Palaeontology, paleontologists from the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart investigated growth rates...