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 ...

Cells are the building blocks of life, and they come in various shapes and sizes. All living organisms are made up of cells and these cells have various similarities and differences. They are ...

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 ...

孙生远，毕业于华中农业大学，获理学博士学位，现扬州大学副教授，硕士生导师。主要研究方向为水稻品质的遗传调控，重点关注水稻粒型的调控机制。主持国家自然科学基金面上项目，在Science，Nature Communications，PNAS，The ...

Advanced techniques are allowing scientists to witness the process where plant cells generate cellulose fibers.

A powerful new toolkit for plant biology Although ExPOSE is currently used to study individual cells, Cox envisions an even bigger future for expansion microscopy in plants."We're trying to ...

On December 1, Pfizer became the first big pharma to commit to take to market a late-stage biologic drug produced in plant cells. It acquired rights to taligurase alfa, a form of the enzyme ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...

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 ...