The main outcomes of this project are: (1) a public resource of genomic and metabolic information for 75 plants that produce a huge number of important natural products; (2) yeast strains that produce ...

A research team led by Timothy Durrett, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, and doctoral conferee Linah ...

We present some of the opportunities and challenges in this emerging branch of plant biology and offer some suggestions for enhancing the approach to the benefit of the community at large.

Biology — the science of life, living things and the processes that keep us all running — links up in essential ways with ...

The field of synthetic biology is revolutionizing biomedicine, with applications in CAR-T cell therapy and biosensor-based ...

The molecular world of bitter compounds has so far only been partially explored. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for ...

The first-ever synthetic multicellular organism is ready to come to life after a Sydney breakthrough 10 years in the making.

In what could be one of the most significant gene technology developments in decades, a NSW Government scientist has led a team of international ...

Lignans are low molecular weight polyphenolic compounds with important antitumor and antiviral properties. However, their low amounts in medicinal plants and complex structures make sustainable ...

This can result in a reduction of biodiversity. Plant cuttings can be dipped in hormone rooting powder before planting. Synthetic plant hormones are used to control plant growth. For example ...