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Advances in recombinant antibody production

Revolutionizing scientific communication and insight through auditory and visual representations

The Synavis framework provides a solution to overcome data scarcity for training deep learning biological image analysis models.

A new study comparing crop yield prediction models reveals insights into the effectiveness of different modeling in the face of climate change.

Models uncover how plants coordinate architectural characteristics and photosynthetic nitrogen allocation to optimize photosynthesis.

A novel systems model, in conjunction with genetic algorithms, identify ideotypes with high yield potential.

Assessing the impact of traits on wheat yield and stability under climate change.

Studies model the local influence of phloem resistance on taproot and lateral root growth.

Researchers find combining multiple types of models improves crop yield predictions, outperforming single models.

A new model identifies the morphological features that determine stalk bending strength.

Computational model may help unravel the complex processes of drought tolerance.

A guide to combining ecophysiological and genomic models.

Assessing the reliability of root water uptake simulations

SIMPLACE offers a flexible and transparent approach to developing customized crop models

Bulbine frutescens keeps track of temperatures so it’s ready for passing pollinators.

Researchers have developed a new theoretical framework to understand how grapevine leaves adjust their structure and function under varying light conditions, revealing that thicker, less porous leaves with specific cell shapes are key to maximizing photosynthesis in high light environments.

A new study suggests that increasing urban green spaces and street trees may unintentionally worsen inequality, as they can lead to neighbourhoods being infested by hipsters and property developers.

Researchers have uncovered the unique structure and function of the S1-type nuclease enzyme DAN1 in the Lance-leaved sundew, Drosera adelae, which aids the carnivorous plant in breaking down prey for nutrient absorption.

A study reveals how environmental DNA can help monitor and conserve our vital pollinators.

The new strain of rice could help farmers save labour and water resources while combating weed infestations.

The best way to rejuvenate forests is to let in a little light – but not too much.

What appears to be a place of safety becomes a maze, as an orchid manipulates its visitor.

New research uncovers how this South African plant tricks kleptoparasitic flies into pollination by imitating wounded honey bees.

Using a mathematical model to test a proposed cambial cell division feedback loop.

Marginal habitats, previously thought to be subsets of the rain forest, have distinct evolutionary paths, challenging our understanding of the Atlantic Forest’s diversity.

A flower has found a shortcut to attracting males through sexual deception.

New system harnesses randomness and provides a unique code that cannot be duplicated, bringing hope to farmers plagued by fake seeds.

Models enable the optimization of multiple trait trade-offs.

A study finds that almost 60% of nectar produced by ivy in autumn goes uncollected by pollinators.

Since the release of the first plant genome in 2000, the field of next-generation sequencing applied to botanical species has bloomed and expanded from model organism (Arabidopsis thaliana) to crops, thus becoming a powerful tool to guide progress towards a more sustainable agriculture. 

Scientists are exploring a new way to improve food security in the face of climate change by studying "feral crops" - wild plants that have escaped cultivation and continue to thrive without human intervention. 

Plants that can reproduce by cloning themselves can share resources and signals to resist herbivores. Clones can change the structure of their leaves according to herbivore stress through the connections between them.

Limited funding and resources are preventing seed banks from fully using their seed collections to conserve endangered plants.

Native plants that suffer when black mustard invades their patch do much better when a neighbour helps.

Water Hyacinths can help clean up polluted water when grown in artificial wetlands, but nanoplastic pollution could dramatically reduce their efficiency.

Scientists have discovered that the reason why some radish plants take longer to flower than others is that different copies of certain genes that control flowering time, can interact in complicated ways with each other, leading to differences in plant blooms.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Botany One highlights nine historical figures who made great contributions to Botany – from the first pioneering plant illustrators and species collectors to recent Nobel prize winners. With their talent and hard work, these brilliant women participated in adventurous botanical expeditions, launched courageous initiatives for biodiversity conservation and paved the way to tremendous scientific advances (not only in Botany).

Ecologists with a burning desire to protect forests have grim news for the western United States.

Plant modelers do not also need to be software engineers thanks to Cropbox framework

Carrying dengue fever and Zika virus, the Asian tiger mosquito is a danger to humans. Italian scientists have examined whether plants could help reduce their numbers.

From couch potatoes sprout potential botanists.

Molinia caerulea out-wrestles Quercus petraea in the battle for better ectomycorrhizal colonization.

Modelling unveils the role of photorespiration in stabilizing the Calvin cycle.

A bee can approach a flower from any direction, but markings on the flower help guide bees in the most effective way, like a natural air traffic control.

The flower, first discovered over 150 years ago, has yielded new clues from its pollen.

The Titan arum produces a smell like rotting flesh. Now botanists have analysed the chemicals and found that the smell changes over the two days that the plant flowers.

If you wonder how cool cool is, it's at least -196 ℃ (-320 ℉).