Gateway enzyme for chemicals from catnip to cancer drug
Scientists have discovered an enzyme used in nature to make powerful chemicals from catnip to a cancer drug, vinblastine
Read the storyScientists have discovered an enzyme used in nature to make powerful chemicals from catnip to a cancer drug, vinblastine
Read the storyPlants and microbes produce thousands of chemicals that facilitate communication with pollinators, competitors and predators
Read the storyIn two papers published in Current Biology, researchers identify genes that help plants interact with microbes in the soil
Read the storyArabidopsis thaliana, or thale cress as it is commonly known, made history back in 2000 by becoming the first plant to have its entire genetic code read by scientists, contributing to what is often referred to as biology's version of the book of life
Read the storyDr Saskia Hogenhout has been awarded the Derrick Edward Award for outstanding research by a young investigator by the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, for her outstanding research in the field of mycoplasmology
Read the storyFor organisms to grow and develop, they must produce tissues with distinct functions, each one made up of similar cells
Read the storyStreptomyces produce the majority of clinically useful antibiotics, yet we don’t fully understand how they grow
Read the storyThe flush of flowering of poppies in a field makes the point very visually – the control of flowering time is a tightly regulated process
Read the storyA new technique will allow plant breeders to introduce valuable crop traits even without access to the full genome sequence of that crop
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