Using a computer model that reveals how plants grow thicker over time, biologists have uncovered how cells are activated to ...

Most research on plant stem cells focuses on the tips of roots and shoots, where growth occurs in height. But biologist ...

Scientists in Japan have found a way to create solar-powered tissues, which may lead to breakthroughs in growing organs and ...

The gene-regulating molecule HAN is an important regulator for plant growth. "We were able to show that HAN transmits the ...

Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from ...

which causes the cells to collapse and ultimately reduces plant growth and the amount of extractable cellulose. In this study, we explore how these unique cell walls are assembled in healthy plant ...

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 ...

Despite this dependence, plants retain less than 5% of the water absorbed by roots for cell expansion and plant growth. The remainder passes through plants directly into the atmosphere ...

The efficient use of cellulose - the primary plant scaffold and a major natural building block - could address many issues ...

If stem cells were able to multiply uncontrollably, this would lead to uncontrolled growth, as in the case of cancer. WOX5 is an important signaling molecule that regulates stem cells in the meristem.