Chloroplasts—the "light power plants" of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house ...

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

The discovery opens a path to the sustainable synthesis of anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor agents. Scientists at UBC Okanagan have revealed how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural substance ...