The evolution of food plants: Genetic control of grass flower architecture
Scientists are interested in understanding genetic control of grass inflorescence architecture because seeds of cereal grasses (e.g. rice, wheat, maize) provide most of the world's food. Grass seeds are borne on axillary branches, whose branching patterns dictate most of the variation in form seen in the grasses. Maize produces two types of inflorescence; the tassel (male pollen-bearing fl...Regulating the nuclear architecture of the cell
An organelle called the nucleolus resides deep within the cell nucleus and performs one of the cell's most critical functions: it manufactures ribosomes, the molecular machines that convert the genetic information carried by messenger RNA into proteins that do the work of life. Gary Karpen and Jamy Peng, researchers in the Life Sciences Division of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berk...HHS official addresses industry concerns on Federal Health Architecture
MADISON, Wis. The federal government is working quickly and keeping the concerns of the private sector in mind while developing a , deputy...Federal Health Architecture: An Interview with Kathleen Heuer, HHS
, in Madison, Wis. The FHA is a methodology for developing health information interoperability...Eco-architecture Takes Root in Thailand, but Growth is Slow
Soontorn Boonyatikarn is a man of the times, throwing around terms like "eco-design" as he enthuses about the charcoal water recycling system at the Bangkok home he designed for his family two years ago. His Bio-Solar House -- designed not only to be energy efficient but to produce energy -- was inspired by the humble mango tree, echoing the ideas of some of the brightest internati...