Plants shape Earth’s atmosphere by moving carbon and water vapour. New research sheds light on how they learned to do it – ...

Plant behaviour may seem rather boring compared with the frenetic excesses of animals. Yet the lives of our vegetable friends, who tirelessly feed the ...

Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

The researchers observed that light activated the enzyme, causing predictable cell movements. For example, specific light ...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a key eco-friendly biocontrol agent, targeting specific pests in agriculture, reducing ...