The vacuole within a plant cell can sometimes take up to 90% of it. The nucleus is one of the most important parts of a cell ...

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 ...

Animal and plant cells can be visualised using a model. Find out how to make them with Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

But unlike its human equivalent, the pollen tube is a single cell. It's the fastest growing cell in the plant, and like all plant cells, it has a cell wall.

A look at the cells of different organisms and a comparison of the structures found in plant and animal cells. All animal cells are surrounded by a membrane which contains the cytoplasm.

Plants are active life-forms down to their very cells. Within seconds of light exposure, some plants' chloroplasts—the cellular organs that convert light to energy—will begin to scramble ...

Sexual plant reproduction: Male and female parts 'talk' in the same way as do cells in your brain Date: March 17, 2011 Source: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia Summary: Scientist have discovered ...

But unlike its human equivalent, the pollen tube is a single cell. It's the fastest growing cell in the plant, and like all plant cells, it has a cell wall.

Initiation of plant cell suspension culture Plant cells are totipotent, which means that, in principle, every cell contains all genetic information to grow a new plant. Plant cell and tissue ...