Inside every living cell, tiny molecular machines are constantly in motion, shifting shapes, tugging on membranes and shuttling ions from one side to the other. That restless activity does more than ...

Photo: Jeffrey B. Jones The dark spots on the leaves and fruit of the lemon tree are typical symptoms of citrus canker, which ...

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...

RNA-expression patterns in the tips of the weevils’ antennae suggests that these organs produce a protein known to help other ...

Although microorganisms are minuscule and often difficult to detect, they serve as the invisible pillars of human social ...

The onset of sudden cold spells can threaten plant survival, especially during early growth phases. But how do plants detect ...

A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something ...

Ensuring global food security hinges on robust and sustainable wheat yields, a goal increasingly imperiled by the ubiquitous ...

This rare plant looks like a mushroom is actually a parasitic flowering species. Scientists reveal how Balanophora survives ...

Explore India's urgent need to enhance biosecurity measures amidst rising biothreats and evolving biotechnologies in this ...

The PINOID (PID) protein kinase is required for flower initiation in Arabidopsis. The pid mutants fail to initiate flowers on inflorescences, a phenotype that is mimicked by disrupting either the ...

Trekking across Malaysia, her adopted country, she found more than 150 unrecorded plant species. “She’s one of the greatest ...