Plants are fast-tracking their own evolution by "plugging in" genetic code stolen from their neighbors, according to new research that reveals the secret to their own successful genetic engineering.

In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother.

Genetic diversity underpins the resilience and adaptability of plant species, informing both conservation efforts and crop improvement programmes. Recent advances in molecular markers have enabled ...

By combining high-resolution genomic data with AI, researchers are uncovering the regulatory logic plants use to sense and survive environmental stress.

A new study shows that plants can inherit mitochondria from their father, restoring fertility when maternal mitochondria are defective, challenging traditional views on mitochondrial inheritance.

Plant biologists have developed a method for growing transgenic and gene-edited plants that cuts the slow and expensive process down from months to weeks. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

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KIT researchers succeeded for the first time in reducing the number of chromosomes in a plant using the CRISPR/Cas method – surprisingly without affecting its growth The CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors ...

One of the most marginalized and in fact understudied plant groups, hornworts, has the potential to provide a long-awaited ...

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 ...

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