Plants in a forest respond to stress by producing a chemical form of aspirin, scientists have discovered. The finding opens up new avenues of research into the behavior of plants, and it has the potential to give farmers an early warning signal about crops that are failing.
early warningPlants In Forest Emit Aspirin Chemical To Deal With Stress; Disc...ScienceDaily Thu, 09/25/2008 - 17:00
Heart death risk cut by early warning drugs testsEurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences Sat, 07/12/2008 - 23:00
(University of Manchester) The likelihood of people dying because their medication has a side effect that affects the electrical activity of the heart is being reduced -- thanks to a better understanding of why this happens and the development of tests to predict it. |
