WashU biologists, led by Xuehua Zhong in Arts & Sciences, investigated the inner workings of DNA methylation in plants. Their ...

A flowering plant might not be able to tell how many fingers you’re holding up, but it can tell whether it’s light or dark ...

Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management ...

Explore how plants compete for light, with new insights on cytokinin's role in shade avoidance from Wageningen University ...

Plant cell biology is the study of all aspects of plant cells. It is particularly concerned with structure, growth, division, signalling, differentiation and death of plant cells. The authors ...

Resource competition is an important factor affecting the invasion success of alien plants, and environmental factors influence the competition outcomes between invasive and native plants.

Wilting flowers may not mean poor plant health; instead, they could be part of a smart resource-saving strategy. A study from ...

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 ...