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

The film explores the structure and function of plant ... cells using a microscope. It begins with observing onion cells, highlighting their components such as the cell wall, nucleus, and vacuoles.

Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer -- large molecules naturally produced by living organisms -- on Earth. A carbohydrate that is the primary structural component of plant cell walls ...

The way we study plant cells is expanding—literally—thanks ... collectively, at a large scale," Cox explained. That means using ExPOSE to look at organs, leaves, roots and, eventually, entire ...

Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought ...

However, they still require proteins made from instructions in the cell nucleus to function properly ... who is also a member of the Purdue Center for Plant Biology. "This discovery deepens ...

Unravelling the biochemistry of parasite-containing vacuole maturation is, therefore, of great interest to cell biologists. New approaches include genetic studies, advanced technologies such as ...

“I’ve worked on a lot of large-scale tech and there’s this subtle rule you learn: To solve a big problem, you want as little tech as possible,” the former CEO of Reddit and director of ...

Researchers investigated data from over 200,000 individuals who were followed for more than 30 years, and found that higher intake of plant-based ... change has such a large impact.

Opaque solar cells are known to induce shade avoidance syndrome in plants. This can cause morphological adaptations, including changes in chlorophyll content and an increased leaf area, as well as a ...