The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the Plant Kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new analysis. The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across ...

Cross-kingdom RNA interference (RNAi) is a key virulence mechanism in which pathogens deliver small RNAs (sRNAs) into host plants, hijacking host ARGONAUTE (AGO) proteins to silence immunity-related ...

A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the evolution of plant biology, effectively rewriting the history of how plants evolved over the past billion years. The research, published today in ...

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of algae called Protocodium sinense which predates the origin of land plants and modern animals and provides new insight into the early ...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression, are mediators of intercellular and cross-kingdom communication. They are detected in foods, and studies argue for their uptake ...

You know a pitcher plant when you see one. Marked by vicious-looking “pitfall traps” rimmed by a slippery surface and filled with a fluid that drowns and dissolves insects, the plants are unmistakable ...