Asexual, or vegetative, reproduction in plants is controlled by environmental conditions, but the molecular signaling pathways that control this process are poorly understood. Recent research suggests ...

Kobe University plant geneticist ISHIZAKI Kimitsune thinks that the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha is an ideal model organism to study vegetative plant reproduction and over the past 10 years has ...

QUESTION: How do seedless plants reproduce? ANSWER: Scientists estimate that there are approximately 400,000 species of plants on Earth. It is no surprise that there are many forms of plant ...

Since they first arrived on land, plants have likely been using the same genetic tools to regulate whether they grow bigger or reproduce. The discovery was made using liverwort, one descendant of the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Kalman Strauss is a 16-year-old high school sophomore in Chicago. He ...

The more you know about plants, the more enjoyment they bring. What I have discovered lately is that the plants we use in our environment these days have an incredibly wide range of historical origins ...

A collaborative research group has succeeded in identifying an important transcription factor, GCAM1, which allows liverwort plants to asexually reproduce through creating clonal progenies (vegetative ...

I hate to admit it, but, I've known about liverworts for quite some time without having bothered to look for them in my neighborhood. Finding them is an interesting challenge — they are tiny and many ...