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 ...

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

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

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have examined the developmental fate (the future tissue type) of shell-forming cells ...

A new study in Science shows that the incorporation of a synthetic molecule into the design enhances the energy efficiency ...

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 ...

Extracts made from parts of the cashew plant that are usually thrown away when the nuts are processed commercially were found to significantly limit the development of fat cells and the ...

A team of scientists from BGI-Research at Southern University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei province, and other institutions has unveiled the most detailed single-cell map of a plant ...

A team of scientists from BGI-Research at Southern University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei province, and other institutions has unveiled the most detailed single-cell map of a plant ever ...