Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system to ...

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

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

However, all DCL may act on long dsRNA molecules introduced into the plant. Therefore, both TGS and PTGS need to be considered when analyzing RNAi-induced effects in GM plants (Table 1). Implications ...

Plants don't just grow, they build. From towering trees to delicate flowers, complex plant shapes are sculpted with ...

Biology — the science of life, living things and the processes that keep us all running — links up in essential ways with ...

In a world increasingly aware of the environmental impact of fossil fuels, researchers are embarking on a venture to find ...

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

Over time, plants have evolved various strategies to defend against herbivores. A new study uncovers how these plant defense ...

The team recorded 24 hours of the cellular construction process, revealing surprising new details about how plant cell walls ...

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 has captured images of the microscopic ...

Improving drought stress tolerance in crops is one of the major goals in plant stress biology and crop breeding programs. However, owing to the molecular complexity of drought responses in plants, ...