research Tradescantia-Based Test Systems Can Be Used for the Evaluation of the Toxic Potential of Harmful Algal Blooms 2 citations , July 2023 in “Water” Tradescantia plants can effectively test for the toxicity of harmful algae.
research Lithium alters mitotic progression in stamen hair cells of Tradescantia in a time-dependent and reversible fashion. 28 citations , October 1987 in “PubMed” Lithium temporarily stops cell division in plant cells, but this can be reversed with certain chemicals.
research Protein-phosphatase inhibitors block root hair growth and alter cortical cell shape of Arabidopsis roots 61 citations , December 1994 in “Planta”
research A Missense Mutation in the Zinc-Finger Domain of the Human Hairless Gene Underlies Congenital Atrichia in a Family of Irish Travellers 83 citations , October 1998 in “The American Journal of Human Genetics” A specific gene mutation causes complete hair loss in an Irish Traveller family.
research Trichothiodystrophy hair shafts display distinct ultrastructural features May 2022 in “Experimental dermatology” Trichothiodystrophy hair is structurally abnormal with protein and organization issues.