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

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

A new study has revealed the critical role of plant roots in enhancing water movement through wetland soils, offering ...

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 ...

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.

A team has clarified how in plants the boric acid channels, the conduits for the necessary element boron, are transported to the plasma membrane.

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

The researchers are using single-cell RNA sequencing to study Feronia within individual cells and cell types of Arabidopsis thaliana, a flowering plant commonly used in plant and genetic research.

the similarities and differences between animal cells and plant cells, then we will learn how to build a plant cell model and an animal cell model. This helps students visualize the parts of the cell ...

Plant-based diets have soared in popularity as people look for ways to improve their health, reduce their carbon footprint, and consume less (or no) animal products. But while following plant ...

Like many indoor-plant owners, my irrigation setup includes both an ancient watering can and a spray mister that, until recently, I’d wander around the apartment with on a Sunday morning vaguely ...

But first - what counts as a plant point? There’s six groups to choose from: fruit, veg, wholegrains (like brown rice, oats, barley and quinoa) , legumes (i.e. lentils, chickpeas and beans ...