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Monthly Archives: May 2015
New paper published – Bisphosphonate inhibitors reveal a large elasticity of plastidic isoprenoid synthesis pathway in isoprene-emitting hybrid aspen
Text by Ülo Niinemets Isoprenoids constitute a versatile pathway of compounds that play major roles as integral components of foliage photosynthetic apparatus (chlorophylls and carotenoids) and as volatile infochemicals and molecules improving plant stress resistance via their antioxidant and membrane-stabilizing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, aspen, Astrid Kännaste, Ülo Niinemets, Bahtijor Rasulov, Eero Talts, isoprenoids, mevalonate pathway, Plant Physiology, terpenoids
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Biology drives Estonian science
Here´s a link for an overview (in English) how Estonian science is doing in comparison with the rest of the world. Despite rather messy and almost panic-mongering research reforms in recent years (which, however, did not bring more resources to … Continue reading
Exponents of science – our research group in Expo and Science and You conference
In addition to common reaerch meetings and conferences, our research group ended up in two expositions this summer, that tries to draw the attention of mainly lay members of society. You know, the normal people. This is especially true for … Continue reading
New publication – Charles Darwin “The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex“
Text by Lauri Laanisto At first it might seem a bit strange claiming that Darwin´s Descent of Man is a new publication, and moreover – that it is somehow related to our workgroup. But it is and it is, because … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Darwin, Human evolution, Lauri Laanisto, translastion
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New paper accepted – Optimum temperature for floral terpene emissions tracks the mean temperature of the flowering season
Ülo has had a quite a collaboration with Spanish ecophysiologists and that has yielded another publication. This time together with the Josep Peñuelas group in Barcelona, which hides behind an acronym: CREAF-CEAB-CSIC-UAB, CSIC. Not bad! The authors are: Gerard Farré‐Armengol, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Ülo Niinemets, climate change, CSIC, flowers, Josep Peñuelas, terpens, volatile organic compound
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New paper published – Global effects of soil and climate on leaf photosynthetic traits and rates
/Here is a guest post written by Vincent Maire for his new paper in which Ülo Niinemets is one of the coauthors./ There is a longstanding debate among ecosystem ecologists to conclude if the soil has an independent impact on … Continue reading
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