Researchers say Australia is in a unique position to prepare native species for the impacts of the Varroa destructor—a mite ...

In a new study, researchers discovered a key process where malarial parasites take up a human blood cell ... Feb. 19, 2025 — Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites ...

Instead of making food from sunlight, some of these plants have become parasitic and primarily suck nutrients out of the fungi in their roots. Whether these orchids change their feeding method ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Two key genes, SbSLT1 and SbSLT2, have been identified as crucial for sorghum's resistance to the parasitic plant Striga. These genes control the efflux of ...

Edited by Joseph Kieber, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; received November 27, 2024; accepted January 7, 2025 ...

The Kobe University botanist SUETSUGU Kenji says: "I've always been intrigued by how orchids turn parasitic. Why would a plant give up its reliance on photosynthesis and instead 'steal' from fungi?" ...

Some orchids stop making food and feed on fungi instead. Researchers found they do this only when conditions allow.

Cactus with thick, twisted stems resembling a brain. Ancient plant with long, strap-like leaves, capable of living for hundreds to thousands of years. Plant with a dark, bat-like appearance and long, ...

C hinese scientists have identified two key genes responsible for sorghum's resistance to Striga, a parasitic plant that causes significant crop losses. The breakthrough, which also highlights the ...