Our research team developed a miniature CRISPR system that uses the tobacco rattle virus to deliver gene-editing tools ...

Zinc (Zn) is a vital micronutrient for all living organisms, and its deficiency can adversely impact crop yield and quality.

A study reveals how temperature affects epigenetic marks in plant cells. The research highlights how low temperatures can ...

In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, the transition from seed to seedling involves turning off a specific set of genes that are only needed during embryonic development. These genes must be ...

During Cornell's spring break in April, a group of students did something unusual: they helped a plant send a text ...

By analyzing 913,769 individual plant cell nuclei from 20 distinct tissues, researchers constructed a comprehensive life-cycle map of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering plant commonly used in ...

The study identifies the L704F mutation in Arabidopsis ABCG36 as a key factor that uncouples the export of the auxin precursor indole-3-butyric acid from the defense compound camalexin.