DNA is often seen as the blueprint of life—carrying the code to govern the development and traits of an organism—but “there ...

Researchers found LUCA, our earliest common ancestor, lived 4.2 billion years ago. It had a complex biology, affecting its ...

Constructed wetlands are biological systems with the purpose of enhancing variety of chemical, microbial, natural physical ...

"I don’t know how the future will be for me, but I will keep learning and doing my best to contribute positively to the future of science," Bikram Das said.

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

In a breakthrough with promising real-world applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers, and plant biologists ...

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

Plant breeding plays a vital role in ensuring global food security by increasing crop yields, improving nutritional quality ...

Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity, heat, and water. Because this conversion process doesn't ...

A research team has uncovered the mechanism and underlying reason behind the transformation of residual cells into epidermal ...

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 ...