The moss Physcomitrella's ability to survive dehydration and then
regrow when watered could be applied to crops in drought-stricken
areas without the addition of new genes, according to scientists
who have sequenced its genome.
Scientists have known for some time that certain components of some
foods, called amines, possess biological activity. Amines are
formed during normal metabolic processes in living organisms and
are present in everyday food products