Experts have revealed the origins of a unique DNA duplication mechanism that grants plants additional ways to control genetic instructions.

A Washington University study shows how plants use specialized enzymes, CMT2 and CMT3, to add methyl groups to DNA, ...

A study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, ...

In the future, photosynthesis could be replaced with electro-agriculture, a process that is four times more efficient and may ...

Biologists have investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their findings could help engineer crops that are more resilient to environmental changes, like heat or drought stress.

Monarch Tractor has laid off around 10% of its workforce as part of a restructuring that will see it prioritize ...

Jennifer Doudna, the co-developer of CRISPR, says there’s a “coming revolution” in climate-adapted crops and animals.

The Transfarmation Project is an organization that helps farmers transition from livestock to self-sustaining plant-based ...

The Ministry of Agriculture is implementing DNA tracing technology to identify parent palm oil trees and preserve their seeds ...

Tracy Rittenhouse, associate professor of natural resources and the environment in UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and ...

Because nitrogen fertilizers contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, scientists are looking for ways to modify ...