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Plants are fast-tracking their own evolution by "plugging in" genetic code stolen from their neighbors, according to new research that reveals the secret to their own successful genetic engineering.

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An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable molecular trick used by a unique group of land plants, one ...

A newly proposed biochemical cycle explains the function of photorespiration in plants, long thought to be a 'wasteful' energy consuming process.

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Fluorescent imaging allows scientists to observe the parasite Toxoplasma gondii in far greater detail, revealing how it ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...