Carnivorous plants look like botanical oddities, but their behavior is not a gimmick. It is a precise evolutionary solution ...

The device reveals how microscopic pores on leaves, known as stomata, manage the exchange of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and ...

Scientists have visualised plant respiration in real time, capturing stomata opening and closing. This breakthrough offers ...

The work, published in the journal Plant Physiology, describes a new system called “Stomata In-Sight.” The technology ...

Plants make substances called alkaloids to protect themselves, and humans have long taken advantage of these chemicals, using ...

For centuries, scientists have known that plants "breathe" through microscopic pores on their leaves called stomata. These ...

Starting from whole plant tissues and dissociating cells (protoplasts) or nuclei from the tissue, RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis by reverse transcription, library preparation followed by sequencing, ...

Plant biology encompasses the study of structure, function, growth and interactions of green multicellular organisms that dominate terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. At its core are processes that ...

Avid botanist, dedicated environmentalist and lifelong educator Dr. J. Dan Pittillo died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 10, surrounded by family and friends, at the age of 86. This story, originally ...

Sebastian Cocioba’s clapboard house on Long Island doesn’t look much like a cutting-edge plant biology lab. Then you step inside and peer down the hallway to see a small nook with just enough standing ...