"Excitingly, we were then able to show that the model worked in other photosynthetic organisms besides green plants, and that the model identified a general and fundamental property of ...

Plants produce an astonishing variety of chemical substances. Most of these metabolites are involved in chemical ...

As sessile organisms, plants are incredibly mindful of their time. As a result, they extensively regulate cellular and physiological processes through a combination of circadian (anticipatory) and ...

Genetic similarity and common ancestry are key principles behind model organism research. All living things are related, from unicellular bacteria to complex multicellular plants and animals.This ...

Plants have no visual organs, so how do they know where light comes from? In an original study combining expertise in biology and engineering, the team led by Prof Christian Fankhauser at UNIL, in ...

Animal and plant cells can be visualised using a model. Find out how to make them with Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

The study is the first of its kind to show that soil organisms interact with the way plants absorb nutrients which plays an important role in maintaining plant diversity in rich ecosystems. While some ...

Rethinking model organisms: Looking toward unstudied microbes and communities. It is also worth reconsidering what a model even is. It may be an individual organism, like E. coli, ...