Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

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.

Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer, is utilized to make a wide range of products like clothes and paper. Also, it helps ...

The cell wall is assembled in place. Precursor components are synthesized inside the cell and then assembled by enzymes associated with the cell membrane (Figure 3). Plant cells additionally ...

Shares of Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) jumped up to 43.5% to $1.16 in early trading on Monday after the hydrogen fuel cell ...

Hidden underground, roots are basically the most undervalued part of a plant. But there is so much more to the important role ...

Researchers pinpoint the genes responsible for the final three pea traits studied by the famed citizen scientist.

In plants, the space between cells is a key battleground during infection. To avoid recognition in this space, a strain of ...

Brent Kendall is the Law Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal. A longtime legal affairs reporter, he has covered the Supreme Court and lower courts across the country, as well as the Justice ...