Scientists have developed a way to image sexual reproduction in living flowers, according to a study published today in the open-access journal eLife. The new technique, originally reported on bioRxiv ...

When the female gametes in plants become fertilized, a signal from the sperm activates cell division, leading to the formation of new plant seeds. This activation can also be deliberately triggered ...

Seed structure with a large central cell in the center (cell nucleus in yellow) surrounded by the tissue of the mother plant (purple). The mature central cell (left) is in a quiescent state until ...