The DNA is basically a book of recipes. Each recipe tells the cells in our bodies how to make specific proteins by combining ...

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.

When ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious ...

Most land plants form mutually beneficial symbioses with fungi. The plant and the fungus exchange vital nutrients. A team led ...

A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has identified flavonoids, natural compounds found in plants, that are toxic to bladder ...

An unprecedented international effort to decode how cells manage the transport of chemical substances has culminated in four ...

Sterols are among the most abundant lipids in eukaryotic cells, yet are synthesized through notoriously long, complex metabolic pathways. Researchers have used a novel approach to show how they ...

An unprecedented international effort to decode how cells manage the transport of chemical substances has culminated in four groundbreaking studies This decade-long project provides the first ...

In biology classes from high school through university, I learned that mitochondria are little objects that reside within ...

Serendipity regularly plays a role in scientific discovery, but only for those who know enough to appreciate the opportunity presented. Scientists who are knowledgeable about research that’s already ...

Plant hormones, also known as phytohormones, are chemicals that regulate plant cell processes. They are signal molecules produced within the plant functioning in extremely low concentrations.

T cells are white blood cells that are important for adaptive immunity. They have unique cell surface receptors that are generated by randomly assorting genes. These receptors allow T cells to ...