In plants, the space between cells is a key battleground during infection. To avoid recognition in this space, a strain of ...

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The ...

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added. The authors show that precipitation and ...

A research team has discovered a new tissue in plants that plays an essential role in seed formation by regulating the flow of nutrients into the seed. The team used their findings to increase the ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Diseases are abnormal conditions that have a specific set of signs and symptoms. Diseases can have an external cause, such as an infection, or an internal cause, such as autoimmune diseases. We ...

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2013;9(3):211-216. Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that commonly begins in early infancy, runs a course of exacerbations and remissions and is ...

Deciduous trees and shrubs lose their leaves in the fall and can provide color, texture and interest to your yard. Evergreens keep their leaves or needles throughout the year and can act as windbreaks ...