seedlings Type post Author David Coppedge Date August 16, 2024 CategoriesBotanyIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , Arabidopsis, auxin, breeders, China, Current Biology, genes, growth hormone, high school, intelligent design, phosphate, rice, roots, soil, wild type How Roots Become Jackhammers David Coppedge August 16, 2024 Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 7 How do flimsy, tiny roots get through hard soil? A root tip hitting hardpan switches on a flurry of signals that get to work on anchorage and penetration. Read More ›
Orixa japonica Type post Date June 14, 2019 CategoriesBotanyLife SciencesMathematics Tagged , __k-review, auxin, blind chance, chemical signals, collagen, Darwinians, Fibonacci sequence, genes, Golden Ratio, University of Tokyo Plant Spirals Finally Solved? Science and Culture June 14, 2019 Botany, Life Sciences, Mathematics 8 The Fibonacci spirals in plants have long attracted scientists and puzzled them as well. How do they form? Read More ›
phyllotaxis Type post Date September 20, 2017 CategoriesBotanyEvolutionIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , __k-review, auxin, cell division, Current Biology, embryo, epidermis, Fibonacci sequence, flowers, geometry, Golden Ratio, intelligent design, plasma membrane, stem cells Plant Spiral Designs Still Unexplained Science and Culture September 20, 2017 Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 12 Even down to the level of molecules and genes, there doesn’t seem to be any physical reason for plants to grow “Golden Ratio” patterns. Read More ›
