“The sea slug Elysia chlorotica is a small, unassuming creature that performs a remarkable feat: It eats algae and steals its ...

Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...

There's a surge in cases and deaths from H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia - we hear what's the driver and how concerned we should be. Erik Karlsson, Head of Virology at the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh ...

Proteins are constantly moving, but our structures of them are static. Clare Sansom talks to the researchers using free-electron lasers to make time-resolved structures ...

Plant cell culture is "not a replacement, but a complement to conventional agriculture," says Krokos Bio CEO Jacob Lang.

A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—and ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered a unique biphasic cellular response triggered by tetrandrine, a ...

Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in ...

A newly discovered pathway in a plant process could help farmers grow more successful crops, particularly in places where harsh, high light stresses plants.

Scientists at UC Merced have engineered artificial cells that can keep perfect time—mimicking the 24-hour biological clocks ...

A newly discovered pathway in a plant process could help farmers grow more successful crops, particularly in places where harsh, high light stresses plants.

Honda is delaying its dedicated fuel cell production plant in Japan, citing market shifts — and stepping back from a major government subsidy.