A research team has uncovered the mechanism and underlying reason behind the transformation of residual cells into epidermal ...

A greenhouse with a perovskite solar cell rooftop led to faster growth and larger leaves in radicchio seedlings ...

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.

The jigsaw-shape cells found in the epidermis of many plants may serve to reduce mechanical stress on cell walls. Genomic analysis of an oak tree that lived during Napoleon’s time supports the idea ...

By this definition, stem cells are particularly important for plant growth, because virtually all tissues of the plant descend from small groups of stem cells located in their growing apices ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first-ever method of detecting ribonucleic acid, or RNA, ...

Plant growth and development largely depend on the ... in large quantities to build the larger organic molecules of the cell; however, they represent the non-mineral class of macronutrients.

Extracts made from parts of the cashew plant that are usually thrown away when the nuts are processed commercially were found to significantly limit the development of fat cells and the ...

The selective weedkiller contains a growth hormone that causes ... new plants from small sections of a parent plant. Hormones are used to stimulate cell division and elongation.