Lignins—the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall—are not as random as once thought. A new ...

Plant leaf senescence is a highly regulated, genetically encoded process that marks the final stage of leaf development. This complex phenomenon involves a coordinated dismantling of the ...

A research team has outlined how synthetic biology can accelerate discoveries in plant–microbe interactions, offering ...

Wolfgang Busch is a professor of biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, where he also serves as the executive director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative. He ...

A heretofore unknown molecular mechanism helps plants save water in extreme drought and intense sunlight. A research team at ...

How lipids in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum of plant cells interact with proteins to organize the first step of ...

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...

Evidence have shown that plants have evolved flexible strategies to cope with their sessile lifestyle and enhance their chances of survival and ...

Research and Teaching Interests: Plant Molecular Biology, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Unfolded Protein Response (UPR), Pro- and Anti-apoptotic Signaling in Plant Immunity, Plant Hormonal ...

Plants are consummate chemists, using the sun's energy and carbon dioxide from the air, to conjure a dazzling array of ...

Applying a daily serum that contains extracts of a tropical plant improved hair density and strand thickness in just 56 days ...