Gregor Mendel described his experiments with pea plants and proved that genes are transmitted in discrete units, with certain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist and founder of genetics, poses for a photograph circa 1860. Between 1856-1863, Mendel bred almost ...

Researchers who manipulate lignin, a molecular fiber that allows plants to grow tall and transport water, unexpectedly discovered its synthesis has more far-reaching effects on plant development than ...

Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a study has found. In a set of experiments, individual plant cells responded to the touch of a very fine glass ...

HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The nation’s oldest Plant Science Day taught children on Wednesday about how science is continuously impacting agriculture. “Essentially, it’s an open house where the public is ...

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to study plant microbiomes—communities of microbes living in and around ...