A side - by - side comparison shows better heat and drought tolerance in thale cress plants whose level of a specific RNA was increased. (sciencedaily.com)
The lncRNA his team discovered in thale cress plants existed in low numbers under non-stress conditions, but levels increased when the plants encountered drought or salt stress, he said. (sciencedaily.com)
The UNC researchers performed XR - seq scans on cells from UV - exposed plants — Arabidopsis thaliana, the «lab rat» of plant research also known as thale cress or mouse - ear cress. (sciencedaily.com)