Plant genetics

A study suggests that several species of brown algae may have independently evolved to express both sexes simultaneously, and it’s likely that female algae evolved male traits—not the other way around.

Canada has ordered 76 million doses of Covifenz, the main ingredient of which was manufactured in the leaves of a tobacco relative.

The dual purposes of the plants’ hidden colors may conflict as the climate warms, authors of a new study suggest.

TMAO appears to both stabilize other plant proteins and influence the expression of stress-response genes, researchers report.

An analysis suggests that DNA cribbed from soil microbes enabled plants’ ancestors to colonize a terrestrial environment.

Genomic analysis of an oak tree that lived during Napoleon’s time supports the idea that plants somehow avoid the accumulation of mutations in their stem cells.

A survey of plant genomes reveals how different species trick pathogens into triggering their immune defenses.

Complex layers of science, policy, and public opinion surround the things we eat and drink.

As rich sources of genetic diversity, the progenitors and kin of today’s food crops hold great promise for improving production in agriculture’s challenging future.

Plant biology: You can't make this stuff up.

Raising one evolutionary question after another, Brandon Gaut has harvested a crop of novel findings about how plant genomes evolve.