A plant uses a rare scent to guide its pollinator to male flowers first and to female flowers later, finds a study led by ...

How AI foundation models trained on DNA could transform plant biology ...

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Venkatesan Sundaresan, a plant reproduction biologist at UC Davis, has been awarded a 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture for his groundbreaking work on plant reproduction, which led to a method for ...

Scientists have discovered that a crucial protein found in plants, called auxin response factor (ARF) first arose about 600 million years ago, which was long before there were any plants around. This ...

August Weismann's germ plasm theory of the late 19th century posited that only germ cells, e.g., sperm and egg cells in ...

A UCR researcher worked years into retirement to uncover the biology behind plants' response to environmental stress. Her ...

An evolutionary "arms race" for light and space drove the early domestication of wheat, according to new research that could ...

Asteraceae presents one of the most diverse and intricate reproductive systems among flowering plants. The family is typified by its composite inflorescences, which combine both ray and disc florets ...

Kirkwood High School Honors Biology students partnered with the Danforth Center to study how corn leaf angle and genetics relate to plant traits and crop yield.

For years, we’ve admired plants for their ability to cleanse the air and help fight air pollution. However, our green ally might be contributing to air pollution in an unexpected way. While they may ...