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 ...

A look at the cells of different organisms and a comparison of the structures found in plant and animal cells. All animal cells are surrounded by a membrane which contains the cytoplasm.

Plant and animal cells are both extremely important to the survival of millions of species and without them, life couldn’t ...

Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria are four cell components that are found ...

While plant stem cells have not received the same spotlight, they hold immense potential for advancing agriculture and food ...

Stem cells in plants are crucial for their growth and development, controlling cell division and differentiation in roots, ...

You might think flowers don't have much choice about who they mate with, given they are rooted to the ground and can't move.

Gilroy, S. & Trewavas, A. Signal processing and transduction in plant cells: the end of the beginning? Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2, 307–314 (2001) doi:10.1038/35067109. Surpin ...

Digitally cataloging the more than 300 million plant specimens preserved in museums worldwide could yield crucial insights ...

A research team has successfully recreated the structure of wrinkles in biological tissue in vitro, uncovering the mechanisms behind their formation.

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction for helping the disgraced late financier Jeffrey ...

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...