Although plants share core cell division mechanisms with other eukaryotes, their unique features, such as acentrosomal spindle formation and cytokinesis via the phragmoplast, suggest the existence of ...

Although most species have two sexes, multisexual (or multi-mating type) species are also widespread. However, it is unclear how mating-type recognition is achieved at the molecular level in ...

Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States ...

Beyond sugars, many types of nectar solutes play important ecological roles; however, the molecular basis for the diversity of nectar composition across species is less explored. One rare trait among ...

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne─EPFL, Central Environmental Laboratory, IIE, ENAC, Station 2, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland ...

Living organisms perceive temperature using thermosensory molecules. In this study, we found that phototropin, a blue-light photoreceptor, perceives temperature via a mechanism based on the ...

Pollination is a key process in the life cycle of flowering plants (angiosperms). It typically involves a vector responsible for the transport which can be either biotic (animals) or abiotic: usually ...

Strawberries, like other fleshy fruits, are rich in essential nutrients, vitamins, anti-oxidants, dietary fibers, and diverse set of volatile compounds—all of which offer potential benefits to human ...

Plant pathogens use diverse life strategies. Pathogenic bacteria proliferate in intercellular spaces (the apoplast) after entering through gas or water pores (stomata and hydathodes, respectively), or ...