Scientists have uncovered an unexpected way plants make powerful chemicals, revealing hidden biological connections that could transform how medicines are discovered and produced. Plants produce ...

Chimpanzees exhibit sophisticated self-medication, using plants like "bitter leaf" to combat parasites and rough leaves to ...

Plants make chemical weapons to protect themselves, and many of these compounds have become vital to human medicine. Researchers found that one powerful plant chemical is produced using a gene that ...

Plants make substances called alkaloids to protect themselves, and humans have long taken advantage of these chemicals, using them in painkillers, treatments for disease and household products such as ...

In the evolving landscape of plant medicine, terpenes have emerged from relative obscurity to become recognized as crucial therapeutic compounds. These aromatic molecules, responsible for the ...

Troy Miller receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Farley Kwok van der Giezen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Ryan Coates receives funding from the Australian ...