cell & molecular biology, plant biology, evolution

Researchers are working to understand how often-colorless biological nanostructures give rise to some of the most spectacular technicolor displays in nature.

Animals and plants come in a dizzying array of colors. Current research is cracking into the remarkable structures behind nature's artistic display.

Dried plant specimens reveal the origin of an insect pest that has spread throughout Europe.

Protein interaction networks in Arabidopsis give clues to plant evolution and immunity.

In discovering their shared ancestry, a distantly related animal geneticist and plant pathologist find a common thread in their work on immune receptors.