Scientists at the Salk Institute are buoyed after a first-of-its-kind study provided further clues on how plants in later stages of life protect themselves from environmental threats. Their findings ...

Charles Darwin predicted the existence of a moth with a long tongue based on a comet orchid's nectar spurs. This was ...

University of Queensland researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening ...

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) and the Faculty of Science at the University of Hong Kong has uncovered an unexpected interaction between chemotherapeutic agents and a ...

This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

A groundbreaking study reveals how pseudouridine modifications across plant RNA species orchestrate translation dynamics, and provides a comprehensive atlas of these modifications in four major ...

Microtubules are cylindrical polymers composed of alpha and beta tubulin. They are a major component of the cytoskeleton and mediate crucial cellular functions including formation of the mitotic ...

For an earlier show of flowers, sow sweet peas and cosmos indoors, ready to plant seedlings outdoors in spring. This time of year is also perfect for planting bare-root trees and shrubs, saving money ...

His lab studies these proteins in diverse organisms, including animals, plants, fungi and single cellular protists ... Ori-McKenney studies tube-like proteins called microtubules that help form cell ...