A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and clones itself in the dark—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s ...

Balanophora lost photosynthesis long ago but kept tiny plastids that run key chemistry and shows how forest parasites adapt ...

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction ...

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

Plastids are core components of photosynthesis in plants and algae. Scientists are currently debating the events leading to the appearance of plastids in eukaryotic cells. Where did plastids originate ...

One of the parallels between archaeology and evolutionary biology is that the most ordinary-looking objects can sometimes be the most revealing. An ancient ornament of unrivalled artistry might reveal ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Chlorophyll in its storage organ have been cultured in a manner that promoted them to organize into plantlets. Whereas the free cells ...