Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Scientists in Japan have found a way to create solar-powered tissues, which may lead to breakthroughs in growing organs and ...

Using a new method to isolate and reprogram plant cells into other cell types, biologists explored how banding patterns that increase the stability of plant cell walls are created and how their ...

Models in science are used to help us understand complicated ... This is how you make a model plant cell. There are a few things you'll need, a plastic box, a small sealable sandwich bag filled ...

The Würzburg plant scientists were right: when they inhibited calcium storage in the endoplasmic reticulum of the cell, the calcium transient and the subsequent reaction failed to materialise.

Understanding how roots grow can help us develop plants that—for example—are more resistant to drought. Research by Prof.

The plant science major applies the principles of biology ... Instructors cover the basic structures and functions of plants. Students learn about plant cells, tissues, organs and the physiological ...

Researchers at VIB-UGent uncovered a key phase in root development dubbed "root puberty," regulated by SPL13 transcription ...

Cellulose, a structural component of plant cell walls, is an abundant and promising ... postdoctoral scholar at the Penn State Eberly College of Science, who led the research.