More than 2.3 million ancient genetic switches discovered in plants reveal how key growth controls endured 300 million years ...

Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By comparing hundreds of plant genomes, researchers identified more than 2.3 million ...

For flowering plants, attracting the right pollinator can be a matter of survival – and new research shows how they do it is very intriguing.

Most people are familiar with the idea of deep space, but scientists also study something called deep time. Advances in genetics now allow researchers ...

Researchers uncovered millions of ancient plant DNA switches—some older than flowering plants themselves—revealing a hidden evolutionary blueprint stretching back 400 million years. Most people have ...

A new study shows that plants can inherit mitochondria from their father, restoring fertility when maternal mitochondria are ...

In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother.

How ancient gene transfers, genomes, and pollination shaped moths and butterflies - and why their sudden decline is raising ...

Aromatic medicinal plants derive their therapeutic value from complex mixtures of volatile compounds, yet the genetic logic that shapes these chemical profiles has long remained elusive.

Frances Arnold's game-changing technique of "directed evolution" creates enzymes with unusual capabilities. Her own evolution made it possible.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP) have now discovered how mitochondria can be inherited from the father in plants. Crucially, this paternal transmission ...

The Russian president visited the annual Forum showcasing the fruits of the labour of researchers and scientists. From synthetic chocolate to portable devices for reading genetic codes, the sovereigni ...