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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plants use light to make energy – and a team of scientists is using the same principle to power chemical reactions. fhm/Moment via ...

Manufactured chemicals and materials are necessary for practically every aspect of daily life, from life-saving pharmaceuticals to plastics, fuels and fertilizers. Yet manufacturing these important ...