What's the key to growing resilient crops that can survive tough conditions? Researchers at the University of Missouri are ...

Even if you don't know what 3D microfluidic networks are, that doesn't change the fact that they have some very valuable possible uses. Scientists have now devised a much easier method of making the ...

To feed a hotter and drier planet, Stanford scientists are building a smarter plant. The team has genetically reprogrammed plants, nurtured in a laboratory chamber, to grow roots that are long or ...

Nobody really knows what plant roots are doing when they're at home. Digging up a plant exposes the roots, but destroys the soil's natural fabric. Information is lost about the intact natural ...

A mycelium/biomass composite structure grown by the La Saponara lab from a commercial kit. Photo courtesy of Valeria La Saponara. UC Davis researchers studying mycelium, the white filament-like root ...