To trace the evolution of plant immunity, the international research team led by Ken Shirasu and Yasuhiro Kadota at RIKEN CSRS examined the numbers and patterns of receptors. They analyzed over ...

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 ...

In this webinar, Imogen Binnian will share how AI and gene synthesis technology can accelerate the discovery and validation ...

Plant cells are organized in a rigid, static order resembling a brick wall due to their immobility. Plant immunity is very similar to the human innate immune system, which is the first round of ...

In plants, increased P6C levels disrupted vitamin B6 balance, depleting key forms of B6 and compromising systemic immunity.

Chinese scientists established PRMT6-mediated arginine methylation of viral suppressor RNA silencing (VSR) as a novel mechanism of plant immunity against viruses. Their work, titled "Protein ...

Grapevine diseases like white rot pose growing threats to global viticulture, leading to major yield losses and economic ...

Could following a plant-based diet improve your health or is it not that simple? Here's what experts say… So what are plant-based diets? They are “mostly based on foods derived from plants ...