Monday, April 29, 2019

Plant cells eat their own ... membranes and oil droplets

Biochemists have discovered two ways that autophagy, or self-eating, controls the levels of oils in plant cells. The study describes how this cannibalistic-sounding process actually helps plants survive, and suggests a way to get bioenergy crops to accumulate more oil.

from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2LcdQAi
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