Their research on a single-celled eukaryote called Rapaza viridis provides a clue to unraveling the evolution of chloroplasts ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists have uncovered a critical role for rapid DNA repair in maintaining genome stability. A new study reveals that repair of double-strand breaks (DSBs) in nuclear DNA serves as ...

Late blight, caused by P. infestans, remains one of the most devastating diseases in potato production worldwide. Traditional breeding and chemical control often fall short due to the pathogen’s rapid ...

Plant cells host a variety of organelles segregated into distinct functional groups. Among those organelles, the nucleus, ...

There is substantial evolutionary evidence for gene transfer from the chloroplast to the nucleus. In an Advanced Online Publication in Nature, Chun Huang and colleagues report the results of ...

From left, postdoctoral researcher Bidhan Chandra De, chemistry professor Angad Mehta and their colleagues found evidence suggesting that chloroplasts originated as energy-generating organelles and ...