Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

Understanding how roots grow can help us develop plants that—for example—are more resistant to drought. Research by Prof.

Joanne Chory, a Salk Institute biologist widely admired by climate scientists for her efforts to get plants to absorb greater ...

These extra chromosomes are found in many plants, animals, and fungi and rely upon various ... On the Origin of Life: How the First Cell Membranes Came to Exist Nov. 13, 2024 — Few questions ...

A study on medicinal plants published in Cell highlights the symbiotic relationship between humans and plant species, ...

Biologists have investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their findings could help engineer crops that are more resilient to environmental changes, like heat or drought stress.

WUHAN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- A closed aquatic ecosystem established on China's space station proved to be successful, as four zebrafish kept in it completed their life stages from growth to development ...

He is affiliated with the Ecological Society of Australia and the Society for Conservation Biology. Kristina J Macdonald ...

Many plankton journey from the cold ... In a paper publishing October 17 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology, researchers describe a species of bioluminescent phytoplankton, called ...

Pritchards Island is deemed one of the best outdoor labs on the East Coast. It’s become a selling point as USCB develops a ...

A flowering plant might not be able to tell how many fingers you’re holding up, but it can tell whether it’s light or dark ...

Microscopic plankton are at the heart of the ocean ... in a study published October 17 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology. “What we have discovered in this paper is that these P.