A plant cell wall is arranged in layers and contains cellulose microfibrils, hemicellulose, pectin, lignin, and soluble protein. These components are organized into three major layers: the primary ...
Adam: My name is Adam, and I work for a fruit and vegetable business. Plant cells have a rigid cell structure. They are made up of a cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, vacuole, nucleus ...
Plant cell biology is the study of all aspects of plant cells. It is particularly concerned with structure, growth, division, signalling, differentiation and death of plant cells. The authors ...
Most research on plant stem cells focuses on the tips of roots and shoots, where growth occurs in height. But biologist ...
A new method developed by Penn State biologists allows them to turn stripped-down plant cells into other types of cells, ...
Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from ...
In an incredible feat that redefines biological boundaries, scientists have successfully engineered animal cells capable of ...
Botanists have come to understand the channels and transporters involved in the uptake and transport of nutrients, yet how ...
A team has clarified how in plants the boric acid channels, the conduits for the necessary element boron, are transported to the plasma membrane.
The peripheral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) forms a continuous, dynamic network of tubules that plays an important role in ...
“We want to make it super easy for families to make small, simple swaps towards a plant-forward diet,” said Womersley. “As a dad of two young children, I appreciate first-hand how much families want ...