Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions ...

Technology that transfers computer-generated information onto the physical world is being tested for use in poultry plants to improve communication between computers and workers. Using augmented ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered a surprising mechanism that plants use to regulate their growth — one ...

A study suggests a new model for how glutamate receptor-like proteins (GLRs) function in plant cells. Working with Arabidopsis thaliana pollen cells, the researchers found that GLRs form the basis of ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...

Utilizing test plots like the one pictured here, Peter Reich’s team observed a surprising change in grass growth rates. “Vegetation has scrubbed out 30 percent of the extra CO 2 we’ve added to the ...