A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

"Every time we would get these samples," says Zehr, "we would look through the microscope and ... making powerhouse of cells) some 1.5 billion years ago and the chloroplast (which allows plants ...

A colorized electron microscope image of a tomato ... This cycle can't continue without chloroplasts, a type of organelle found in plant cells. While these resemble the mitochondria found in ...

That process, called carbon fixation, resulted in the assembly of two three-carbon molecules called 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PGA ...

Biology nerve cell with biomedicine concept, 3d rendering. Motion graphic. Water plant leaf cells. microscope magnification 40x Water plant leaf cells with chloroplasts moving. microscope ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

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

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...