Centromeres in Arabidopsis thaliana evolve through frequent insertions and deletions of repeat units and increased rates of point mutations driven by homology-directed repair, a mutation spectrum that...

Researchers are racing to culture a menagerie of exotic organisms and finding lots of surprises along the way.

Abstract. Plants are constantly exposed to changing environments, sometimes leading to extreme conditions and stress. For example, sudden exposure to high

Development routinely publishes research and review-type articles spanning the broad spectrum of plant developmental biology. The journal features studies

Scientist Seed Research (m/f/d)

The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

Die Erderwärmung braucht keine neue Schulddebatte, sondern eine positive Vision. Eine französische Forscherin sagt jetzt, wie diese aussieht.

Dr. Martin Reich über die Neuregelung von Neuen genomischen Techniken, Europas Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Innovationen in der Biotechnologie

Multicellular cyanobacteria have evolved sophisticated cell–cell communication machinery to exchange, synchronize, and coordinate the efforts of individual cells. Analogous to gap junctions that have ...

Universitäten müssen Neugier statt Spezialistentum belohnen. Das würde dem ganzen Land nutzen.

Researchers led by Professor Iris Finkemeier from the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology discovered a specific chemical mark in the ‘histone code’ of thale cress that is responsible for adap...

Trehalose 6-phoshpate (Tre6P) consistently regulates root growth, with high Tre6P inhibiting and low Tre6P promoting primary and lateral root growth. It does so by altering the accumulation and alloc...

Das Parlament nahm heute neue Vorschriften an, die den Zugang zu neuen, klima- und schädlingsresistenten Pflanzen erleichtern.

Parliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides.