Growing wood directly from stem cells could offer an alternative to cutting threatened hardwood trees, but it isn't clear if ...

Within all complex, multicellular living systems such as plants and humans, there exists a set of genetic elements that can ...

Ensuring food security amidst these challenges is contingent on the constant development of resilient plant varieties capable ...

Organelles are found in both plant and human cells and their role is crucial to the healthy functioning of these species. They process essential proteins and lipids before secreting them or moving ...

Scientists discovered a stretch of DNA in both C3 plants, like wheat and soybeans, and C4 plants, like corn and sorghum, that is responsible for optimizing C4 plant photosynthesis and making them ...

Aside from being seem as "alien" material, the chloroplasts themselves struggle to function in the environment of an animal cell. "Almost all algae and plant species photosynthesize under 30 ...

Animal and plant cells have different energy-producing structures inside them. For animals, that’s mitochondria , which convert chemical energy from food into a form that our cells can use.

For example, plants need boron, which is taken into the cells by molecules known as the boric acid channel. But how do the proteins that form the channel make it to the plasma membrane?

For example, plants need boron, which is taken into the cells by molecules known as the boric acid channel. But how do the proteins that form the channel make it to the plasma membrane?