Liverwort plants contain a painkiller similar to the one in marijuana The THC-like substance may have medical benefits minus the same kind of high ...

The common liverwort is a living link to the transition from marine algae to land plants. Biologists have analyzed the genome sequence of the common liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) to identify ...

Liverworts reproduce by spores, unlike flowering plants that reproduce with seeds, and — also unlike flowering plants — liverworts have no vascular system.

A type of mossy weed known as liverwort contains a possibly psychoactive cannabinoid similar to the THC found in marijuana, according to a new study.… ...

Asexual, or vegetative, reproduction in plants is controlled by environmental conditions, but the molecular signaling pathways that control this process are poorly understood. Recent research ...

A collaborative research group has succeeded in identifying an important transcription factor, GCAM1, which allows liverwort plants to asexually reproduce through creating clonal progenies ...

A study on mice has revealed a moss-like plant has a similar effects on the body as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. Liverwort, a member of the bryophytes ...

In experiments with more than 100 mice, they found that chemicals in the liverwort plant produced four of the same key effects as THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

Weedy as it is, liverwort has an interesting history. It earned its name during the Middle Ages because anyone with liver problems was treated with a concoction made from this plant.

If you're having problems with pesky liverwort spreading across your lawn, then one simple kitchen ingredient may be your gardening savior.

The common liverwort is a living link to the transition from marine algae to land plants. In the Oct. 5, 2017 issue of Cell, an international team including researchers at the DOE Joint Genome ...