Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

University of Queensland researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening ...

A plant cell wall is arranged in layers and contains cellulose microfibrils, hemicellulose, pectin, lignin, and soluble protein. These components are organized into three major layers: the primary ...

Professor Bernard Carroll from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences said nanoparticle technology could help ...

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...

A new mini-review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines how environmental factors, particularly temperature, influence lignin production in plants. Authored by Giulia ...

To maintain an energy-saving growth strategy in the absence of light, seedlings need signals generated by pectin in their cell walls. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021. Before ...

Hugh O'Neill uses neutron beams at ORNL to study biological materials, potentially advancing biofuel production by ...

Plant cells have a rigid cell structure. They are made up of a cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, vacuole, nucleus, and chloroplasts. Plants feel firm because of their cellular walls.

The presence of the plant cell wall prevents plant cells from bursting. Water will diffuse from a higher water concentration inside the cell to a lower water concentration outside the cell.

Plant cells are organized in a rigid, static order resembling a brick wall due to their immobility. Plant immunity is very similar to the human innate immune system, which is the first round of ...

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves unfurl. This dramatic ...