Plant biology
From lab to land: Crop modifications are fortifying our food supply against climate change
Scientists explore genetic and biochemical innovations fueling future-proofing agriculture
Modern plant enzyme partners with surprisingly ancient protein
A recent study reveals that a protein responsible for building a key component of modern plant cell walls first emerged in ancient species.
Harnessing a natural plant insecticide for commercial use
Researchers in Australia have identified circular peptides, called cyclotides, that affect the formation of cell membranes, causing death or restricted growth.
Simple trick could improve accuracy of plant genetics research
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that a technique used to study gene activity in other organisms can also be used to make studies in plants more accurate.
Weedy rice gets competitive boost from its wild neighbors
Rice feeds the world. But researchers have found that a look-alike weed has many ways of getting ahead.
鈥業nert鈥� ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought
Pesticide users sometimes know very little about how inerts function. That鈥檚 partly because they are regulated very differently than active ingredients.
Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves
And they may hold the key to new antiviral therapies.
You say genome editing, I say natural mutation
A Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory plant geneticist and computational biologist teamed up to decipher the unpredictability of natural and engineered mutations in tomatoes.
A cold day in Stockholm
At the dawn of a new age in neuroscience, the rivalry between Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal reached an icy climax.