Ask Dr. Universe: Why don’t plants get sunburns?
PULLMAN, Wash. – That’s a great observation. For as much time as plants spend outside in the sun, we really don’t see too many with a sunburn.
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WSU researchers gain unprecedented look at DNA damage
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have mapped the damage of ultraviolet radiation on individual units of DNA, opening a new avenue in the search for how sunlight causes skin cancer and what might be done to prevent it.
WSU researchers see how plants optimize repair
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers led by a Washington State University biologist have found the optimal mechanism by which plants heal the botanical equivalent of a bad sunburn. Their work, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could lead to development of crops that repair sun damage […]