Amity University, Mumbai, is preparing to make history as it launches spinach cells into space aboard ISRO’s Spadex mission. The experiment, known as the Amity Plant Experimental Module in Space, aims to study how plant cells grow and adapt in the unique conditions of space. ð°ï¸#ISRO #PSLVC60 #SPADEX pic.twitter.com/eaje72wFDD — ISRO December 23, 2024 The POEM-4 mission, part of ISRO’s …
Researchers at the Indian Institutes of Technology Madras and Mandi have metabolically engineered plant cells to increase production of anti-cancer drug camptothecin. Researchers from Plant Cell Technology Lab of IIT Madras developed genome-scale metabolic model for N. nimmoniana plant cells using computational tools. Co-investigator Mr. Karthik said the platform for model-based rational metabolic engineering of plant cells could be adopted …
Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a study has found. In a set of experiments, individual plant cells responded to the touch of a very fine glass rod by sending slow waves of calcium signals to other plant cells, and when that pressure was released, they sent much more rapid waves. …
