Some vacuoles have specialized functions, and plant cells can have more than one type of vacuole. Vacuoles are related to lysosomes and share some functions with these structures; for instance ...

So how are they alike and what separates plant cells vs. animal cells? Well, they are different sizes and shapes and store different types of energy. Both have a nucleus, although it is centrally ...

In a breakthrough with promising real-world applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers, and plant biologists ...

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

The way we study plant cells is expanding—literally—thanks ... a water-absorbing polymer that can expand without losing its ...