A new tool could make it easier to study scarce plant molecules. Researchers have developed so-called microbial cell factories -- using E. coli and yeast -- to produce a special class of plant ...

As an embryo grows, there is a continuous stream of communication between cells to form tissues and organs. Cells need to read numerous cues from their environment, and these may be chemical or ...

Scientists have revealed the secret to the structural integrity of tiny particles that transport cargo from cell to cell through blood vessels and bodily fluids: special proteins that keep their ...

In contrast to animals, plants continuously ... spatial control of the cell cycle. Cell-cycle activation in quiescent cells is correlated with a change in chromatin structure and requires the ...

Aphelandra are popular houseplants found around the world and are often called Brazilian zebra plants. Researchers dubbed this new species ‘black-souled’ because it’s center heartwood is black. This ...

The research team compiled a global phenological dataset, encompassing 451,956 plant phenological time series (covering 1,629 species or genera across 248 events) and 43,857 animal phenological ...

Image: NuVision Solar. NuVision Solar, a new US-based solar manufacturer, has been formed and aims to build a heterojunction (HJT) solar cell and module assembly plant in the US. The manufacturing ...

One million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction - including more than 20 hummingbirds Leaders and representatives from nearly every country on Earth are meeting in Colombia to ...

Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in the development and production of plant-based and cell-based alternatives to farmed meat. Although promoted for their capacity to avoid or ...