A recent study by Chinese scientists has revealed the intricate molecular machinery driving energy exchange within ...

New research finds that cacao trees evolved over 7.5 million years ago. DNA studies may help improve future chocolate crops.

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

Although there are many different kinds of sea slugs, only some can photosynthesize. Even beyond sea slugs, the Elysia ...

Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...

Unlike plants and cyanobacteria, photosynthetic bacteria, such as purple sulfur bacteria, thrive in extreme environments with high salt concentrations and alkalinity. These bacteria use hydrogen ...

Real-time dynamics of protein translocation across bacterial membrane using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM). This visualization reveals how the SecYEG-SecA complex facilitates protein ...

Feb. 26, 2025 — It's not what you do, it's how readily you do it. Rapid evolutionary change might have more to do with how easily a key innovation can be gained or lost rather than with the ...