Smaller fields and organic crops can boost pollinator diversity in grasslands
Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...
Minecraft players can now explore whole cells and their contents
Scientists have translated nanoscale experimental and computational data into precise 3D representations of bacteria, yeast ...
Balancing the pressure: How plant cells protect their vacuoles
Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...
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Newly Discovered Plant Cells Elicit Immune Response
The human body is interconnected with cell-to-cell communication to orchestrate an effective immune response. Plant cells are organized in a rigid, static order resembling a brick wall due to their ...
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A mutation makes plant roots more welcoming to beneficial microbes
A mutation that causes an amino-acid substitution in a channel called CNGC15 in the plant cell’s nucleus boosts the formation of such endosymbiotic relationships. Studying ion channels in their ...
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Photosynthetic Machinery from Plants Operates Within Hamster Cells, Claims New Study
Red algal chloroplasts stayed active in hamster cells for 48 hours A new technique enables chloroplast integration into animal cells Study offers potential for photosynthesis in non-plant organisms ...