Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical cues from bacterial pathogens and communicate this information to neighbors ...

For just a few hours, shimmering waves of calcium move through cells in the developing eyes of fruit flies. These spontaneous waves serve a purpose, enabling communication between cells and shaping ...

For just a few hours, shimmering waves of calcium move through cells in the developing eyes of fruit flies. These spontaneous waves serve a purpose, enabling communication between cells and shaping ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — A Washington State University-led study revealed plants can sense when something touches them and when it is let go. The study investigated how individual plant cells responded to ...

Purdue University’s Weiwei Zhang, senior research scientist in botany and plant pathology and a member of the Emergent Mechanisms in Biology of Robustness Integration and Organization (EMBRIO) ...