The world has witnessed a steady rise in both non-infectious and infectious chronic
diseases, prompting a cross-disciplinary approach to understand and treating disease …

Being rooted in place, plants are faced with the challenge of responding to unfavourable
local conditions. One such condition, heat stress, contributes massively to crop losses …

The reproductive (gametophytic) phase in flowering plants is often highly sensitive to hot or
cold temperature stresses, with even a single hot day or cold night sometimes being fatal to …

Pollen development is a critical step in plant development that is needed for successful
breeding and seed formation. Manipulation of male fertility has proved a useful trait for …

The mutagenic activity of transposable elements (TEs) is suppressed by epigenetic silencing
and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), especially in gametes that could transmit transposed …

Historically, extended droughts combined with heat waves caused severe reductions in crop
yields estimated at billions of dollars annually. Because global warming and climate change …

Eukaryotic protein kinases belong to a large superfamily with hundreds to thousands of
copies and are components of essentially all cellular functions. The goals of this study are to …

Peach (Prunus persica L.) is a highly valuable crop species and is recognized by molecular
researchers as a model fruit for the Rosaceae family. Using whole-genome sequencing data …

Sexual reproduction requires recognition between the male and female gametes. In
flowering plants, the immobile sperms are delivered to the ovule-enclosed female …

Pollen tubes grow rapidly by very fast rates and reach extended lengths to bring about
fertilization during plant reproduction. The pollen tube grows exclusively at its tip …