Geometry shapes life: Embryo curvature acts as instruction manual for coordinated cell division

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

Fungus 'rewires' maize plants, causing tumor-like growths by hijacking root formation process

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...