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Biophysics

Rooted in physics

Courtesy: Jean-Bernard Nadeau/Look At Sciences/Science Photo Library
25 Apr 2018 Jess Wade
This article first appeared in the April 2018 issue of Physics World

Roots are fundamental to a plant’s survival, but some of their behaviour at a cellular level remains a mystery to scientists. Jess Wade talks to Giovanni Sena, who is particularly interested in how electric fields can affect root growth and regeneration

When I cycle through Hyde Park in London on my way to work, pausing as I cross the Serpentine to adm

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Jess Wade is a contributing columnist for Physics World and a lecturer and research fellow at Imperial College London, UK
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