In an article published in the journal PNAS, researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ-USP) in Brazil describe for the first time how strigolactones, ...

A research team has uncovered how brassinosteroids (BRs)—naturally occurring plant steroid hormones—shape grape berry ripening and quality.

Which plant hormones are critical in responding to drought conditions? How do plant hormone responses adjust to environmental ...

All animals start out as a single-celled organism and then start growing. At some point, of course, they need to stop getting bigger, but the process by which this happens is poorly understood. New ...

In one of the first studies addressing the role of sex hormones' impact on stem cells in the gut, scientists outline new insights showing how a steroidal sex hormone, that is structurally and ...

Mycelial fibers, the fibrous cells found in fruiting mushroom bodies, have gained momentum as a sustainable material for making faux-leather and packaging owing to their excellent formability.