Introduction to emerging technologies in plant science

Guest Editors' Introduction: Emerging Technologies 2004

Introduction to the Issue on Emerging Technologies for Video Compression

New technologies for 21st century plant science.

Plants are one of the most fascinating and important groups of organisms living on Earth. They serve as the conduit of energy into the biosphere, provide food, and shape our environment. If we want to make headway in understanding how these essential organisms function and build the foundation for a more sustainable future, then we need to apply the most advanced technologies available to the s...

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This book offers a concise account of the nature of the plant kingdom. It is intended for use by students in a half-year or one-semester course in botany or plant biology. The chief aim of the book is to broaden the student's outlook and to acquaint him with the natural sciences. Laboratory instruction should be used to supplement the book; experiments are included, so arranged that they may be...

Emerging Technologies for Inquiry-Based Learning in Science

Inquiry based learning is a student-centered, active learning approach which is based around activities such as asking questions and solving problems, as opposed to more traditional approaches which tend instead to emphasize the memorizing of factual information and the provision of specific answers to questions set by others, such as teachers and examination boards. Science would seem to provi...