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Plants and stress -- key players on the thin line between life and death revealed
Scientists from VIB, associated with the K. U. Leuven, have revealed a mechanism demonstrating the ways in which plants deal with stress. The discovered control system has a remarkable way of orchestrating activity of hundreds of genes, forcing the plant into "safety mode." This may have negative impact on growth, but allows the plant to temporarily safeguard itself against stress conditions. These findings also may prove to be valuable in understanding disorders such as cancer and diabetes.
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