As the global population grows, the demand for food and energy is increasing even as extreme weather events make crops more ...

A far-reaching study has cast doubt on statistical methods used to identify long-distance signaling networks in plants. The ...

Northeastern University researchers resurrected an extinct plant gene, turning back the evolutionary clock to pave a path forward for the development and discovery of new drugs.

Green Bioactives, a Scottish biotechnology company specializing in sustainable plant-based natural products, has secured a ...

Novonesis, a world-leading biosolutions company, recognizes the importance of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) report as a pivotal milestone in charting a bold path ...

For those of us who consume too much processed food in our diet, which are often low in fiber or lacking fiber entirely, ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...

The Biotechnology exam for ... Suggest any two applications of plant tissue culture. Indicate how intergeneric somatic hybrids can be made. Give an example. What are cybrids?

One day, the nitroplast may revolutionize farming. "It's one of the Holy Grails of biotechnology," says Jon Zehr, a now-retired microbial ecologist from UC Santa Cruz — the ability to engineer ...