As cells depolarize, they release calcium ions that react with the fluorescent markers placed in mutated plants. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now.

The plant accumulated around 1.34 million tonnes of water in the decade since, which has been released back into the Pacific Ocean, consistent with international safety standards, since last year.

This can create a plant that expresses traits, such as improved drought resistance or better nutritional content, that are valued by growers and can be useful to industry. However, T-DNA is ...

Some plants stink of rotting meat or dung, which helps them attract flies for pollination. How plants make the carrion stench, which is usually produced by bacteria feasting on decaying corpses ...