University of Tokyo researchers have created a powerful new microscope that captures both forward- and back-scattered light ...

Cornell researchers have developed a powerful new biosensor that reveals, in unprecedented detail, how and where ...

ORNL scientists created a biosensor technology that lets researchers visualize and track RNA activity in living plants, using a molecular splicing technique and a fluorescent marker protein. *This ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first-ever method of detecting ribonucleic acid, or RNA, inside plant cells using a technique that results in a visible fluorescent ...

A groundbreaking imaging method for tracking salt inside plant cells has rewritten knowledge of how roots handle toxic levels of sodium ions. The findings might aid efforts to boost plant resilience ...

When I’m thirsty, I pick up a glass of water and drink it – just like you do. But plants don’t have hands or mouths, so how (and why) do they drink it? To find the answer, I talked with my friend ...