Two Ohio University Ph.D. students recently showcased their research at the 2025 International Conference on Plant Cell Wall ...

In a study now published in Nature Plants, Dr. Yihong Feng (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor) and Professor Takashi ...

Directed evolution is a laboratory technique that mimics natural selection and allows scientists to evolve genes and the ...

Dust is an issue in every home, no matter how clean. But when dust settles on your houseplants, is it simply unsightly or actually affecting their health?

Scientists have shown that two previously separate modes of plant branching regulation can be connected, revealing the most complete picture yet of how plants control their architecture.

A carotenoid that's already widely available in fruit and vegetables, and as a supplement, has been found to bolster the cancer-fighting abilities of immune cells, making it a promising new candidate ...

In a new study, researchers from the University of Chicago discovered that zeaxanthin, a plant-derived carotenoid best known for protecting vision, may also act as an immune-boosting compound by ...

Drought stress causes peculiar challenges to plant cells reliant on turgor pressure and a polysaccharides-enriched cell wall for growth and development. Appropriate cell wall changes in mechanical ...

A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—and researchers are uncovering why. In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team ...

GM and other automakers have pulled back some of their goals around electric vehicle production as demand for the models has been weaker-than-anticipated. Still, auto companies are investing billions ...

Crops are starting to grow faster with warmer temperatures, following a cool and wet spring, with rapid nutrient uptake and plant growth. Most plant nutrients are absorbed through the roots. Some ...

Iowa State engineers, left to right, Connor Thorpe and Shan Jiang helped invent the "Flow Guiding Barrel," which improves gene gun performance for the genetic modification of plants. Jiang is holding ...