Plant scientist Salim Al-Babili and his team are working across many fronts to save sub-Saharan African cereal crops from a menacing weed.

Discovery of signaling intermediary could lead to more pest-resistant crops.

No evidence of infection found in the bacterial community around shark wounds.

Identifying genes that confer resistance to leaf rust infections could help generate durably resistant cereal crops.

Medical diagnostic device extracts energy from sugars naturally present in the body to drive its glucose-sensing circuitry.

A Cas protein that cleaves viral RNA has been harnessed in a CRISPR/Cas system to destroy prolific viral infections in crop plants.

E-selectin is grown in silkworms for the first time, revealing new aspects of its binding dynamics.

First evidence that animal DNA methylation patterns can be passed to the next generation.

Carbon dioxide bubbles could be a fast and environmentally friendly way to unclog seawater filters and keep the supply of drinking water flowing.

With about half the world’s population living close to the coast, using seawater to flush toilets could be possible with a salt-tolerant bacterium.

Laser-based microscopes can tune into multiple biomolecular signatures found in cancer cells.

Ultraviolet light could thwart antimicrobial resistance by damaging DNA material in wastewater.

A machine learning method has identified highly elusive amino acid sequences involved in cell morphogenesis and adhesion and in diseases like cancer.

A newly discovered plant metabolite that promotes anchor root growth may prove valuable in helping crops grow in nutrient-deficient soils.

A framework that helps marine scientists select localized carbon dioxide levels for experiments aims to improve robustness in global warming studies.

The conversion of skin cells into brain cells relies on proper insertion of L1 elements.

A protein hijacked from a bacterial pathogen helps to facilitate more precise genome editing in plants.