Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Kiel have provided experimental evidence ...

Plants make substances called alkaloids to protect themselves, and humans have long taken advantage of these chemicals, using ...

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Scientists have shown how plants produce powerful natural chemicals that could help in the production of new medicines in ...

As petrochemical plants and other emitters look to reduce emissions, they’re finding that sopping up and storing all the carbon dioxide they produce doesn’t come cheap. First they have to capture it, ...

When plants face stress, they activate a signaling cascade involving multiple molecules like hydrogen peroxide and plant hormones such as salicylic acid, leading to resistance or stress adaptation. It ...

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