Plant molecular farming (PMF) may seem like a bold option for companies accustomed to mammalian or microbial systems, but recent advances have transformed plant-based bioproduction into serious, ...

Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Finally, although transgenic animals and mammalian cell culture systems promote optimal expression due to correct protein modifications, ...

Plant grafting, an ancient yet continually evolving horticultural practice, exploits the natural regenerative capacity of plants to join tissues from distinct individuals. This process not only ...

An international team of researchers, including the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Plant Biology (IBMCP, a joint centre ...

Scientists at the University of California-Riverside recently discovered a chemical that plants produce that could help prevent infections in medical patients. Science Daily reported on the findings, ...

Plant scientists have long known that phosphorus is a crucial component in plant growth. Biologists are now developing a better understanding of how plants detect and use that resource -- potentially ...

AMES, IA – Iowa State University researchers for the first time have mapped the various molecular components that govern how environmentally stressed plants interrupt their normal growth pathways by ...

Savithramma P. Dinesh-Kumar, Walter S. Leal and Richard Michelmore have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Three professors from the University of California, Davis, have been elected ...

"From the cells of aquatic algae to the majestic redwoods towering 100 metres above the California coast, the history of plant evolution has been one of increasing complexity. The underlying rationale ...

Palmer, 35, has been studying the structure and evolution of the chloroplast genome since he was a doctoral candidate at Stanford. A chloroplast is the organelle in plant cells in which photosynthesis ...