Soils with a variety of microplastics may allow microbes that perform denitrification processes to thrive; this could cause ...

Plasmodesmata are channels that allow cell-cell communication in plants; based on the functional similarities between facilitated transport within plasmodesmata and into the nucleus, the authors ...

One day, bottles of probiotics might do more than keep you regular -- they could help prevent disease. To get there, a $2 ...

An international team of scientists, including from Rothamsted Research, have developed a new method to improve the accuracy of gene mapping in complex organisms—a breakthrough that could enhance ...

(THE CONVERSATION) From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of glass and bright white structures. Despite being just ...

Angiosperms, representing nearly 90% of all plant species, dominate terrestrial ecosystems thanks in part to their ...

Medicinal plants establish a close relationship with the microorganisms in their native habitats. These interactions are ...

A plea hearing and sentencing are set for November for a Chinese national accused of smuggling into the United States a fungus that federal prosecutors said can causes a disease in crops.

A research team provides a detailed picture of how the leaf surface microbiome of tea plants responds to infection, ...

Schematic diagram of the role of the circadian clock of plants affecting the composition and ecological function of bacterial ...