Seeds provide most of the calories humanity eats, yet the cells that decide how big each seed becomes have remained a mystery ...

Eukaryotic cells form the foundation of complex life, their defining feature being the presence of membrane-bound organelles. This article details the structure of eukaryotic cells and provides ...

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...

Major steps forward in the use of plants for renewable materials, energy and for building construction could soon arise, thanks to a key advance in understanding the structure of wood.

According to this article, "Analytical chemist Emily Smith plans to use Raman imaging to study plant cell structure to determine which crops offer the right combination of cell wall composition ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential structures responsible for the photosynthesis that sustains life on Earth by ...

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

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.

Find out what animal and plant cells are and learn what the function of the cell wall and the nucleus is in this KS3 Bitesize biology article.

Plant cell structure discovery could lead to improved renewable materials Date: April 10, 2015 Source: University of Warwick Summary: Major steps forward in the use of plants for renewable ...