The study on leaf growth has been published in the journal Nature Plants. "When cells divide and multiply, the result is ...

Salk scientists have created a new atlas of plant cells during immune response, in turn discovering a new rare cell state, called Primary IMmunE Responder (PRIMER), that acts as an immune response hub ...

cell walls allow plants to have rigid structures as varied as wood trunks and supple leaves; and vacuoles allow plant cells to change size. What Is the Origin of Chloroplasts? Like mitochondria ...

Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, found in large quantities in soil. While Si is not essential for land plants, many plants, such as rice and grasses, have used Si to develop ...

Xylem cells transport water from the roots to other parts of the plant. Phloem cells transport sugary water from the leaves to the rest of the plant. Xylem cells run inside stems of plants from ...

Stem cells function as a source of new cells to grow or replace specialised tissues. To perform this function, these cells must divide to renew themselves, while some of their descendants ...

Winter is a difficult time for all living beings, but plants have it especially hard. Plants get their energy to live and ...

Plants in the shade of other plants receive more light than scientists had previously believed. A team of researchers from ...

Human bodies defend themselves using a diverse population of immune cells that circulate from one organ to another ...