Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA -- that molecular blueprint for life -- ...

On Nov. 14, The Biology Colloquium, hosted by the University of Wisconsin Botany and Integrative Biology Departments, is a ...

In a breakthrough study published in Science on Nov. 15, international researchers have identified mechanisms driving ...

A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could ...

Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells ... chloroplasts into animal cells, and found that they continued to perform photosynthetic functions for at least two days.

Photosynthetic electron transport generates chemical energy and is necessary for numerous cell functions in plants ... The researchers examined the structure of the chloroplasts within the cells ...

For example, plants need boron, which is taken into the cells by molecules known as the ... in mutant strains that lack the protein-encoding function of the KNS3 gene, which is involved in pollen ...

Although bariatric surgery (surgery for weight loss by altering the digestive system) and very-low-calorie diets can improve glycemic control and β-cell function, there is a need for less ...