Tag Archive for 'Seed'

The common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). Image credit: Petra D.

Study: Dandelion’s Extraordinary Flying Ability is Possible Thanks to Previously Unknown Form of Flight

Oct 19, 2018 by News Staff

Wind-dispersed plants have evolved ingenious ways to lift their seeds. The common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) uses a bundle of drag-enhancing bristles...

Top: flowers and seeds of the Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus). Bottom: the structures of mono and diunsaturated Nebraskanic (1) and Wuhanic (2) fatty acids; segments of the methyl wuhanate (2a) with fully assigned 13C and 1H resonances are denoted by red boxes and numbered carbons. Image credit: Li et al, doi: 10.1038/s41477-018-0225-7.

Two New ‘Unusual’ Fatty Acids Discovered

Aug 28, 2018 by News Staff

A research team led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Huazhong Agricultural University has identified two new fatty acids — named Nebraskanic...