Plants do shift work too. Researchers have now discovered an important worker on the second shift.
CLOCK-WATCHER This mustard plant is genetically engineered to show blue in tissues where the protein CHE is active. CHE is a newly discovered component of plants’ circadian clock that helps plants tell night from day. Image courtesy of Steve A.
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