Researchers have discovered the mechanism that drives the parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris to insert organs into plants after making contact with the hosts.

A Dipper on the River Dodder. Photo: Robert O’Leary. A Kingfisher on the River Dodder. Photo: Robert O’Leary. Although it is one of the three main rivers in Dublin, the Dodder rises on the ...

The parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris grows by latching onto the stems and leaves of plants and inserting organs called haustorium into the host plant tissues to draw nutrients. The haustorium is ...