Mogens EngelundThe Fortingall Yew tree in Perthshire, U.K., could be the oldest living organism in Europe. Crowds of unruly people can be stressful in any situation, but it has been particularly ...

Researchers have unlocked a new means of peering at plant genes. The effort revealed several key enzymes for creating Taxol, also known as paclitaxel. The findings bring researchers much closer to the ...

Three of the most common conifers that grow in North America are pine, fir, and spruce trees. Conifers are among the smallest, largest, and oldest living woody plants known in the world.

Mysterious tree chemistry Scientists have strained to peek into the yew’s laboratory. Compared to a bacterium like E. coli – whose chromosome carries about 4,000 genes – the yew tree genome ...

Remains of trees that once covered the Fens are being studied by the University of Cambridge. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

A "magnificent" Surrey yew tree, which is thought to be more than 500 years old, has been named the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year. The tree is growing in the grounds of the ruined Waverley ...

Yew in Surrey named as Woodland Trust Tree of the Year. The Waverley Abbey yew is believed to be more than 500 years old. Danielle Desouza. Friday 04 November 2022 10:02 GMT. open image in gallery.

Discovered more than 50 years ago in the bark of the Pacific yew tree, Taxol remains one of the world’s leading anticancer agents, a standby for physicians treating breast, lung and ovarian ...

Taxol is a widely used chemotherapy drug – it has been used to treat millions of ovarian, breast, and lung cancer patients. Today, it’s mainly produced by extracting its chemical precursor, baccatin ...