Plants have evolved diverse adaptive strategies to optimize the exploration of light and soil resources from their environments. One of the most prominent adaptive responses is the developmental ...

For many years, biology textbooks have explained hair growth in a simple way. They say that new cells form at the bottom of the hair root. As these cells divide and multiply, they push older cells ...

A new study uses novel single-cell profiling techniques to reveal how plants add new cell layers that help them resist climate stressors like drought or flooding. The research focuses on corn -- a ...