What makes plants grow to a certain size? From the tiniest cells to whole leaves, roots, and stems, growth has to be carefully coordinated—but until now, it has been hard to compare findings from ...

A collaboration between scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Greifswald in Germany has uncovered a powerful new way volcanoes give life to the Earth: ...

How does a plant manage to quickly adapt its growth to changing environmental conditions? A research team at the University of Freiburg led by plant physiologist Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn has ...

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Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have uncovered a long-sought mechanism employed by primitive land plants such as bryophytes (including mosses and ...

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The Indiantown Village Council on June 12 approved a development of 158 homes. But the developer can build only 40 homes now because of limited fire-suppression capability. Indiantown needs a new ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in plant ...