A newly identified Latin plant is going Gaga. Duke University biologist Kathleen Pryer has named a new genus of ferns found in Central and South America, Mexico, Arizona, as well as Texas after pop ...

A newly identified Latin plant is going Gaga. Duke University biologist Kathleen Pryer has named a new genus of ferns found in Central and South America, Mexico, Arizona, as well as Texas after pop ...

Lady Gaga is already a huge name in the music world, but now she's a scientific name as well — thanks to fans at Duke University who named an entire genus of ferns after the gender-bending pop star.

Pheromonal interactions between cordate gametophytes of the lady fern, A. filix-femina, were assayed using a protocol typically used for detecting water-soluble pheromones such as antheridiogen. Three ...

Botanists at Duke University have named a newly identified genus of fern, and consequently 19 species within the genus, after Lady Gaga, the New York Times reports. The fern, found in Arizona, Texas, ...

Forget all that "it's a bird, it's a plane" nonsense. It's a plant and a pop star! More specifically, a fern. Researchers at Duke University have named a whopping 19 species of ferns after Lady Gaga!

"We wanted to name this genus for Lady Gaga because of her fervent defense of equality and individual expression," Kathleen Pryer, director of Duke's herbarium and professor of biology, said. "And as ...

Lady Gaga is a plant now. Duke University biologists have named a new genus of ferns after the Born This Way pop singer, as you can see in the Duke video above (via the New York Times’ Dave Itzkoff).

A group of biologists and researchers at Duke University have discovered a new group of ferns that have DNA they could not ignore. The DNA of this flat-leaved species consistently read, GaGa. So they ...

An entire genus of ferns has been named after pop star Lady Gaga. [partner id="wireduk" align="right"]The genus comprises nineteen separate species of fern which can ...

Mama Monster is the latest in a line of celebrities including Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor to have a plant named after them. By Jennifer Exley Lady Gaga Women in Music Red Carpet - P 2012 Lady ...

Tree ferns have become popular choices for gardeners wanting to add a large, finely textured green presence in their garden. But what if you don't have the space for a 12-foot-tall, wide-arching fern ...