After abscission, non-epidermal residuum cells specify de novo into epidermal cells, which synthesize a cuticle. New work reveals that MYB74 primarily mediates this transdifferentiation process ...

Here, the authors perform a pan-genome-based genome-wide meta-analysis of six independent GWAS experiments in rice, demonstrating the potential of this approach to increase understanding of the ...

Isolation and Identification of Compounds from Bioactive Extracts of Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F. H. Wigg. (Dandelion) as a Potential Source of Antibacterial Agents.

Plants are amazing! Especially when we look at their life cycle, from first growth to reproduction. It all starts with a seed that cracks open and starts to grow when it has the right amount of ...

Five scientists won this year’s Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work on GLP-1 and the development of drugs for diabetes and obesity.