Annual review of plant biology; v.57, 2006.0824306570 Annual review of plant biology; v.57, 2006. Ed. by Sabeeha Merchant et al. Annual Reviews 2006 934 pages $197.00 Hardcover QK881 The 33 articles in the 2006 edition of this annual series describe new developments in the techniques for studying plant biology and summarize the results of recent research on biological processes and genetics. Topics include chlorophyll degradation during senescence senescence /se·nes·cence/ (se-nes´ens) the process of growing old, especially the condition resulting from the transitions and accumulations of the deleterious aging processes. se·nes·cence n. , laser microdissection Laser Microdissection is an extraction process to dissect specific tissue for analysis or research. Extraction process A laser is coupled into a microscope and focuses onto the tissue of the slide. of plant tissue, uncoupling mitochondrial mitochondrial pertaining to mitochondria. mitochondrial RNAs a unique set of tRNAs, mRNAs, rRNAs, transcribed from mitochondrial DNA by a mitochondrial-specific RNA polymerase, that account for about 4% of the total cell RNA that proteins, the biochemistry of seed flavonoids flavonoids, n.pl common plant pigment compounds that act as antioxidants, enhance the effects of vitamin C, and strengthen connective tissue around capillaries. , cell type-specific gene expression, and leaf hydraulics. Professor Sarah Gibbs looks back on her life and work with electron microscopes in the opening chapter. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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