Arabidopsis may seem like a simple plant, but at the University of Missouri, plant biochemist Jay Thelen is using it as a ...

Scientists have produced a new roadmap outlining how genetic changes can affect the oil production of plants commonly used to ...

The Asteraceae family boasts more than 25,000 species, with chrysanthemums ranking among its most iconic and economically ...

Plants produce a wide diversity of compounds. Broadly, these are separated into primary metabolites, which are necessary for ...

Plants face simultaneous abiotic (drought, salinity, heat) and biotic (pathogens, pests) stresses in natural and agricultural ...

The plant microbiome, consisting of diverse microbial communities associated with plant roots, leaves, and internal tissues, ...

Phytoform Labs is on a mission to shore up the nation’s food supplies using artificial intelligence (AI)-backed biotechnology, and the humble tomato.

French startup Gourmey, which is awaiting regulatory approval for cultivated meat in six markets, is betting on AI to solve ...

If a gene is evolutionarily conserved, that shows it must be doing something important. Otherwise, nature would let it go.

A research team has discovered a previously unknown type of peptide that guides pollen tubes to ovules in Arabidopsis ...