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Bringing Dehydrated Plants ‘Back to Life’: Possible Key to Desiccation-Tolerant Plants

Outlet: ScienceDaily

April 5, 2010

Drought can take a serious toll on plants and animals alike. When cells are deprived of water, they shrink, collapsing in upon themselves and, without water as a medium, chemicals and enzymes inside the cells may malfunction. However, some plants, like the aptly named “resurrection fern” (Polypodium polypodioides),..

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