Within the animal kingdom, a naturally produced molecule known as itaconate serves a prominent role in the immune system as a defensive agent against viruses and inflammation. Itaconate is classified ...

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...

Si et al. demonstrated that wheat TaNHLP1 interacts with ABA regulators and RACK1A to increase tiller number, and that promoter variants that elevate TaNHLP1 expression enhance yield. This regulatory ...

Soil nutrients support plants, and the animals who consume plants return these nutrients to the soil, creating a nutrient ...

Plants are continuously evolving new immune receptors to ever-changing pathogens. Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have traced the origin and evolutionary ...

Go inside the world of farming with a look at a healthy corn plant. This video shows the growth and development of the plant, from a small seed to a fully grown stalk.

Farm Journal’s Smart Farming Week is an annual week-long emphasis on innovation in agriculture. The goal is to encourage you to explore and prioritize the technology, tools and practices that will ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Advancing a strategy several years in the making, Purdue University trustees on Friday (June 7) endorsed the launch of the One Health initiative. One Health adds to and ...

A replica fossil of the titanosaur _Patagotitan_, one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered. It would have weighed about 70 tons (63.5 metric tons.) Spencer Platt/Getty Images News via Getty Images ...