We present some of the opportunities and challenges in this emerging branch of plant biology and offer some suggestions for enhancing the approach to the benefit of the community at large.

PhDEF shapes petals and controls floral scent. Scientists silenced it in petunias. The flowers lost their scent but kept ...

Spring is approaching in the northern hemisphere, and with it come the perennial considerations about which kinds of flowers ...

The way we study plant cells is expanding—literally—thanks to new research from Kevin Cox, an assistant professor of biology ...

Dr. Elizabeth Houghton recently graduated from the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science’s Department of Biology. Her latest ...

Our graduates go on to pursue careers in health, biotechnology, and plant and environmental sciences, leading innovations that change the world for the better. The mission of the Department of Biology ...

Plant molecular biology is the study of the molecular basis of plant life. It is particularly concerned with the processes by which the information encoded in the genome is manifested as ...

There’s no need to call the fire department. This fiery column is merely the top of a flower’s pistil. The orange structures you see within the blue outline are called xylem. There’s no need to call ...

Biology in the background Mantises rely on their vision to ... In one instar, they are white with purple and green accents, resembling a blooming flower. In other instars, their coloration is very ...

Tosh Mazzone, Penn State Extension Agronomy Educator A Plant Biology class visiting from Penn State Mont Alto with Forestry ...