Sometimes I have a story to tell, a wild adventure that twists and turns and ends up, where, in Marlena-land, all good tales should: with a good recipe. This time I'm skipping the adventure and going ...

Scientists have determined how key developmental genes influence growth of cells to produce such differences in leaf form. The researchers were able to make thale cress, which typically produces ...

Plant biologist Neelima Sinha's leaf study made the cover of this week's Science issue. Whether plants make complex, divided leaves like those of ferns or tomatoes instead of simple, single leaves ...

That’s according to research published this week in Genes and Development. The article, which draws on work based out of the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ), demonstrates the ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. In palmately compound leaves, the leaflets form and radiate from a single ...

All leaves develop from tiny buds, which consist of only a few cells. The buds always look the same, no matter what kind of leaf they eventually form. Not only that, but very similar leaf shapes can ...