“Molecular farming” in plants with significant advantages in cost and safety is touted as a
promising platform for the production of complex pharmaceutical proteins. While whole-plant …

With the development of high-throughput biology techniques and artificial intelligence, it has
become increasingly feasible to design and construct artificial biological parts, modules …

Stem cells in plants and animals are maintained pluripotent by signals from adjacent niche
cells. In plants, WUSCHEL HOMEOBOX (WOX) transcription factors are central regulators of …

Recent advances in plant genomics and molecular biology have revolutionized our
understanding of plant genetics, providing new opportunities for more efficient and …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are vital for plant immunity and regulation of their
production is crucial for plant health. While the mechanisms that elicit ROS production have …

Plant synthetic biology promises immense technological benefits, including the potential
development of a sustainable bio-based economy through the predictive design of synthetic …

To facilitate glucocorticoid‐inducible transgene expression from the pOp promoter in
Arabidopsis the ligand‐binding domain of a rat glucocorticoid receptor (GR LBD) was fused …

A powerful method to study gene function is expression or overexpression in an inducible,
cell type-specific system followed by observation of consequent phenotypic changes and …

The fascination produced by the possibility of engineering plants with augmented
capabilities has accompanied plant biotechnology since its origins. This prospect has …

In plants the dorsoventral boundary of leaves defines an axis of symmetry through the centre
of the organ separating the top (dorsal) and bottom (ventral) tissues. Although the …