The molecular geneticist has spent more than four decades illuminating how plants absorb metals from the soil, and mentoring the scientists who carry that work forward.

Professors Jamie Horton, Thomas Jack, Leslie Sonder, and Jeffrey Taube shaped students, colleagues, and their fields.

Twenty-eight undergrads, grad students, and recent alums earn the prestigious fellowships.

The 23-year-old titan arum is again drawing visitors to the Life Sciences Greenhouse.

Mary Lou Guerinot is a molecular geneticist; Reiko Ohnuma is an expert on Buddhism.

The distinction recognizes her pioneering research on plant cell growth and development.

Study finds plasmids pack bacteria into dense groups more resistant to antibiotics.

Study shows the brain’s emergency responders arrive powered by sugar, then build roads to recruit reinforcements.