Plant biotechnology has revolutionised our ability to enhance crop performance, conserve endangered species and understand the intricate genetic architectures underlying plant diversity. This field ...

Plants are a rich and renewable source of compounds used in medicines, food ingredients, and cosmetics. Since growing an ...

Sylvia Mitchell (left) is Head of the Medicinal Plant Biotechnology Research Group in the Biotechnology Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI; Mona, Jamaica). She founded this research ...

MicroRNA396 has been identified as a negative regulator of shoot regeneration in tomatoes, unlocking possibilities for plant genetic engineering. Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of ...

The 11th International Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Conference concluded on Monday at the Department of Botany, ...

QUT scientists have discovered the gene that will open the door for space-based food production. Professor Peter Waterhouse, a plant geneticist at QUT, discovered the gene in the ancient Australian ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new method that more than doubles computer processing speeds ...

Dorin Schumacher, president of The Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research Inc. (CPBR), views her organization as a unique model that fosters interaction among university, industry, and federal ...

The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) delivered its major report and action plan to Congress in early April with a blunt message: the world is entering a new age driven by ...

Plant cell cultures are an attractive alternative to cultivating whole plants for obtaining natural compounds, but many ...