The human body is interconnected with cell-to-cell communication to orchestrate an effective immune response. Plant cells are organized in a rigid, static order resembling a brick wall due to their ...

A new mini-review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines how environmental factors, particularly ...

But plants don't have this luxury. Because plant cells are immobile, each individual cell is forced to manage its own immunity in addition to its many other responsibilities, like turning sunlight ...

Human bodies defend themselves using a diverse population of immune cells that circulate from one organ to another, responding to everything from cuts to colds to cancer. But plants don’t have this ...

Biologists have identified important components and mechanisms of the molecular machinery that transmits information about a pathogen encounter within the plant organism.

Plant pests such as bacteria and fungi lead to significant yield losses in agriculture. In order to develop new strategies ...

Iowa State University scientists recently made a significant breakthrough in scientists’ ability to identify specific ...

A new tool could make it easier to study scarce plant molecules. Researchers have developed so-called microbial cell factories -- using E. coli and yeast -- to produce a special class of plant ...

at unprecedented levels using microbial cell factories. By amplifying the production of strigolactones, the researchers now have the ability to study these scarce and mysterious plant molecules in ...