Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

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The experiment involved bok choy (also known as pak choi) plants, exposed to different musical environments over six weeks.

For more than a hundred years, scientists have studied the strange partnership between ants and seeds. In this relationship, ...

Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion ...

When you study plant sciences, you get hands-on experience with plants and agriculture, experience that can lead to a lucrative, rewarding career and a healthier planet for us all. The combination of ...

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Archeologists can tell quite a bit about ancient human life from plant fossils–dietary preferences, farming techniques, and even which sports were popular.Now, an international team of ...

In the plant, then, lysine gets converted to pipecolic acid, and then this enzyme converts it to P6C, or Δ1-piperideine-6-carboxylic acid, yet another step in the lysine catabolism pathway.