Plant molecular biology is the study of the molecular basis of plant life. It is particularly concerned with the processes by which the information encoded in the genome is manifested as ...

Scientists have discovered that a crucial protein found in plants, called auxin response factor (ARF) first arose about 600 ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed into mRNA precursors, is correctly assembled into ...

Brian Larkins, an internationally recognized plant biologist and former University of Nebraska-Lincoln administrator, died at ...

Brian Larkins, the former associate vice chancellor of life sciences at UNL, was a pioneer in the field of plant molecular ...

Italy's Phlegraean Fields is a hotspot of volcanic activity—an ever-shifting landscape pocketed with acidic hot springs. This ...

Biologists have identified important components and mechanisms of the molecular machinery that transmits information about a pathogen encounter within the plant organism. Plant pests such as ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped the genome of the Iberian ribbed newt and revealed how the composition and organization of the DNA are linked to its ability to regenerate entire ...

Researchers have now identified a plant metabolite called MEcPP that can disrupt biofilm formation ... industries reliant on clean surfaces," said corresponding study author Katayoon Dehesh, a ...

Water-filled vacuoles provide the inner pressure plant cells need for structural support. However, damage to the plant’s cell ...

Ecologists at the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made valuable discoveries that could transform the conservation of two iconic cockatoo species: the Sulfur ...