You walk through a field of wheat, ryegrass, or clover and notice the sway of stems and leaves. What you cannot see is where most of the action happens.

Plants can carry long-lasting genetic damage from past population crashes, leaving them more vulnerable to future ...

In the plant world, when two different species mate, their offspring often don't survive. The reason lies in their DNA: ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists have uncovered a critical role for rapid DNA repair in maintaining genome stability. A new study reveals that repair of double-strand breaks (DSBs) in nuclear DNA serves as ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have uncovered a master transcriptional regulator that controls rhizobial symbiosis between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By identifying an amino acid motif ...

To feed a hotter and drier planet, Stanford scientists are building a smarter plant. The team has genetically reprogrammed plants, nurtured in a laboratory chamber, to grow roots that are long or ...

Reliable technique should improve clinical trials, nutrition studies and historical research DURHAM, N.C. – What people say they’ve eaten and what they’ve actually eaten are often two very different ...

Researchers discovered hybrid combinations capable of overcoming hybrid lethality and producing numerous offspring using ...

DNA barcoding is now being used to identify the plant matter in human feces, revealing what a person has eaten. A reliable genetic marker for plant-based foods can be retrieved from poop, showing not ...