Directed evolution is a laboratory technique that mimics natural selection and allows scientists to evolve genes and the ...

In a new study, scientists have shown that chemical receptors that plants use to recognize nitrogen-fixing bacteria have ...

Grow a Garden introduces Evo Plants, a revolutionary evolution mechanic featuring four distinct tiers. These specialized seeds, from Common Beetroot t ...

Update: The game has been deleted from the Roblox platform due to copyright issues. Inspired by games like Plants Vs. Zombies ...

While some firms make glycoproteins via precision fermentation or molecular farming, Asterix says plant cells offer a cheaper ...

Kobe University researchers found that orchids rely on wood-decaying fungi to germinate, feeding on the carbon from rotting logs. Their seedlings only grow near deadwood, forming precise fungal ...

Fungi may have shaped Earth’s landscapes long before plants appeared. By combining rare gene transfers with fossil evidence, researchers have traced fungal origins back nearly a billion years earlier ...

New research shows fungi diversified nearly a billion years ago, shaping soils and ecosystems long before plants colonized ...

The findings show that the common ancestor of the extant fungi was about 1.4 to 900 million years ago. That is far earlier ...

Fungi arose long before plants, shaping Earth with early soils and nutrient cycles. Their hidden legacy shows they may have prepared the world for life to flourish on land.

Beans plants evolved nitrogen-fixing tricks - an ancient secret that could help crops grow with less fertilizer and transform ...