Top Stories: Illuminating Study Reveals How Plants Respond to Light - Plants need sunlight to grow and flower. New research from the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research shows that the process of taking in light is very complex. Proteins within the plant’s cells prepare to respond to light...

Top Stories: Could ‘Hairy Roots’ Become Biofactories? - “Hairy roots” found on the roots of some plants are a type of tumor caused by a bacterial infection. The tumor results in a mass of fuzzy-looking roots near the site of infection. While a nuisance for plants, researchers...