Colonization with a commensal Rhodanobacter compensates for this imbalance between growth and defence through a transporter system and breakdown of flagellin. The plant immune system is a highly ...

This trait stabilizes bacterial communities, known as the root microbiota, against perturbations through the plant immune system. The paper is published in the journal Nature Plants. The plant ...

A new study published in Science by a team of scientists across five continents led by King Abdullah University of Science ...

Studies show how some plant foods can reduce inflammation, prevent flare-ups and even lower surgery risks for those with ...

New RNA-based active agents reliably protect plants against the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most common virus in agriculture and horticulture. They were developed by researchers at the Martin ...

Few living things seem to have less in common than plants and animals, but that assumption is being increasingly challenged. Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom ...

The immune system is the body’s tool for preventing or limiting infection. Its complex network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues enables the immune system to defend the body from pathogens.

Hoping to stave off a global health crisis, scientists are breeding a new generation of crops that suck the mineral, which helps the thyroid and immune system, from soil ...