When science and art commingle in a botanical illustration, it’s as if a magical world appears, where colors, brushstrokes, ...

Large amounts of data ("big data") offer enormous potential for improving the accuracy of genome-wide predictions in plant ...

This miniature CRISPR system enabled transgene-free germline genome editing in Arabidopsis thaliana without the need for tissue culture or plant transformation. Alamos et al. show that ...

TAHITI couples CRISPR with transposable elements from plants to edit cash crops such as corn and soybean with reduced ...

The Biotechnology Program has also expanded its STEM outreach efforts to include a summer internship program for high school ...

RNA acts as a messenger inside cells, carrying instructions from DNA that are translated into proteins that are essential for ...

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have discovered how water molecules are organized during plant hydrolytic reactions, knowledge that could have sweeping consequences for the biomedical ...

Many plants, and a few other organisms, can expedite diversification even further by doubling their number of chromosomes. This process is called autopolyploidy, and under the right conditions, it can ...

Crowley, CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, said in a statement. On the other hand, The Times reports that Stephen J. Ubl, chief executive of PhRMA, a US trade group representing ...

These responses are now understood to extend belowground, where root exudates condition rhizosphere soil bacteria communities in ways that enhance future plant growth and defence. Sequence ...