James W. Satterlee receives funding from the National Science Foundation (IOS-2305651). As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you’ve had ...

When the CBP60g gene was flipped on in Arabidopsis plants (like these thale cress flowers), they showed increased resistance to hotter temperatures and held bacteria at bay. Credit: Shutterstock ...

Don’t like the look of those roses in your garden? One day you might be able to buy a spray that changes the colour of their flowers by silencing certain genes. Farmers may use similar gene-silencing ...

Scientists have taken a close look at what happens on the molecular level when DNA is inserted into the genome of a plant. They determined the genetic sequence and epigenetic features of plants that ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the think-tank that’s under the U.S. Department of Defense, recently announced that it’s working on a new project that could change how pertinent ...

Researchers have revealed a previously unknown way plants shape their growth in response to light—a breakthrough that could better equip crops to handle environmental stress. Subscribe to our ...