Morikawa’s research shows that the growth of the tiny aquatic plant may be enormously amplified by these even smaller organisms. The DHbRC has been established to create a biobank of duckweed ...

Now, Mankai (also known as duckweed or watermeal and scientifically ... IRIS SHAI (credit: DANI MACHLIS/BGU) Mankai, an aquatic plant that thrives naturally and is now cultivated under controlled ...

Biologists have discovered a low-cost way to more easily study the detailed makeup of plant cells. The ultimate goal is to help grow better crops, improving food security.

At the center of Cox's research is an unassuming but powerful model organism: duckweed. This small, fast-growing aquatic plant is potentially ideal for studying cellular communication and gene ...

Brookhaven biochemists engineered duckweed, an aquatic plant, to produce large quantities of oil. If scaled up the approach could produce sustainable bio-based fuel without competing for high ...

Establish a holobiont resource research center to study combination of duckweed and coexisting microorganisms Contribute to the construction of a sustainable society by utilizing plants in the ...