Specialized plant terpenoids have found fortuitous uses in medicine due to their
evolutionary and biochemical selection for biological activity in animals. However, these …

All plants synthesize a suite of several hundred terpenoid compounds with roles that include
phytohormones, protein modification reagents, anti‐oxidants, and more. Different plant …

Biological toxins are entrenched within ecosystems. Thus, animals are often exposed to
such toxins, and how they adapt can be a key determinant of their evolutionary trajectories …

There is always a silent war between plants and herbivorous insects that we are rarely privy
to. In this silent war, chemicals act as both weapons and messengers. Insect–plant co …

Aphids are important herbivores of both wild and cultivated plants. Plants rely on unique
mechanisms of recognition, signalling and defence to cope with the specialized mode of …

Cardenolides are specialized, steroidal metabolites produced in a wide array of plant
families,. Cardenolides play protective roles in plants, but these molecules, including digoxin …

Plants have evolved a plethora of secondary chemicals to protect themselves against
herbivores and pathogens, some of which have been used historically for pest management …

Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive
evolution, an important strategy for species survival and persistence. Uncovering the …

The majority of insect species consume plants, many of which produce chemical toxins that
defend their tissues from attack. How then are herbivorous insects able to develop on a …

Utility-scale solar energy (USSE) is rapidly expanding and expected to compose the largest
source of renewable-generated electricity in the United States and globally over the coming …