Photograph of green leaves of a crop plant. Some leaves have turned brown from an infection, but others remain bright green and healthy. This illustrates how plants use signaling molecules to warn distant cells of danger and to protect themselves.
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Uncovering the mechanisms behind plant defense signaling can improve strategies to protect crops against disease.

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Red and green small tomatoes. A new genetic engineering approach helped gene-edited plants grow faster.

Gene-Edited Crops Grow Faster with a Little Help from Bacteria

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Living Maps: Uncovering the Spatial Biology of Plants

An illustration of Arabidopsis thaliana "dried" and "recovered” states. The dried state depicts the plant with brownish-yellow leaves that are drooping, while the recovered state shows the plant as a vibrant green.

Plants Boost Their Immune System to Recover from Drought

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How Do Plants Know It’s Getting Hot?

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CRISPR Cultivates an Arabidopsis Rose Rainbow

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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Engineered Microbes Make Plant Hormones a Sustainable Harvest

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An Ancient Grapevine Uncorks Clues About a Deadly Plant Pathogen

A cross section of the pistil of <em >Arabidopsis thaliana&nbsp;</em>plant. Pollen grains are labeled with fluorescent markers and sit at the top of the structure. Fluorescently tagged pollen tubes penetrate the plant&rsquo;s ovary where the ovules (small, curved structures) are located.

The Hidden Dance of Plant Fertilization

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Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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Universe 25 Experiment

An illustration of an in vitro fertilized embryo, which researchers recently used to study maternal aneuploidy

Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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Transitioning to 3D Cell Models for Better Insights

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Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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