Plant cells are armored with a stiff cell wall, so “my image of a plant cell was the cytoplasm sitting in a cage, and nobody goes anywhere,” Maliga said. The genetic evidence for transfers posed a ...

P ast genetic experiments have shown that, when plants are grafted together, entire genomes can move between the host and the graft, but it was not clear how the genetic material was traveling. In a ...

Plants' ability to sense light and temperature, and their ability to adapt to climate change, hinges on free-forming structures in their cells whose function was, until now, a mystery. Researchers ...

Our body is made up of many different kinds of cells, and inside each cell are organelles, tiny machines that help carry out cellular functions. New work reveals more about a network connecting two ...

The acquisition of organelles of prokaryotic origin through endosymbiosis is a hallmark in the evolution of Eukaryotes. Chloroplasts and mitochondria are the powerhouses of a plant cell ...

The algal cell and its organelle can be seen here. This research could also influence agricultural practices. "This system is a new perspective on nitrogen fixation, and it might provide clues into ...

In a scientific first, researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of California, San Diego, have generated a high-resolution metabolic "map" of how cells orchestrate glucose processing, ...

The discovery of an unknown organelle inside our cells could open the door to new treatments for devastating inherited diseases. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates ...