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What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
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Caffeine enhances bee memory
10 May 2013
Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.
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Herbal medicine through an evolutionary lens
05 Mar 2013
A phylogenetic study has shown that related plants are used traditionally in three disparate regions to treat similar medical conditions.
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Chemical clues to rosy relationships
14 Feb 2013
Compounds discovered in a species of rose native to the UK may help to unravel the complex taxonomy of Rosa.
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Mechanistic insights into Old English plants
09 Jul 2012
Plants from the Queen’s Garden at Kew have been investigated for their potential to treat auto-immune diseases.
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Spot the chemical difference
26 Jun 2012
Scientists at Kew have devised a method to distinguish similar flavonoids when chemically profiling plant extracts.
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Pine pests on the Turks and Caicos Islands
15 May 2012
Scientists are studying the insects causing the decline of the Caribbean pine on Turks and Caicos and searching for chemical markers for unhealthy trees.
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Analyses of Marianne North paintings
04 May 2012
Chemical analyses of Kew’s Marianne North oil paintings have helped in their conservation.
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African anti-thrips plant
28 Mar 2012
A plant in Kew’s Temperate House has been found to contain compounds toxic to thrips.
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‘Polyunsaturates’ not good for booklice
22 Feb 2012
Research at Kew is investigating ways to protect library, museum and herbarium collections from damage caused by booklice.
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