The ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to a microscopic helper: a bacterium called Agrobacterium ...

A flowering plant might not be able to tell how many fingers you’re holding up, but it can tell whether it’s light or dark ...

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the origin of a curious duplication that gives plants ...

Explore how plants compete for light, with new insights on cytokinin's role in shade avoidance from Wageningen University ...

Wilting flowers may not mean poor plant health; instead, they could be part of a smart resource-saving strategy. A study from ...

Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management ...

Biologists found what makes some types of tomatoes more heat-tolerant, yielding insights that could help crops adapt to climate change.

WNMU Biology majors Kiya Hamar (left) and Kiersten Hielkema look after seedlings in the greenhouse as part of an original ...

The enzymes evolved differently, allowing plants to manage DNA stability and support diverse ... The study led by Xuehua ...

Healthy soil, the foundation of thriving ecosystems, is a complex dance between physical, chemical, and biological processes ...

Resource competition is an important factor affecting the invasion success of alien plants, and environmental factors ...

The Department of Biology hosted Detlef Weigel, director at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen and member of the ...