A team from the University of Illinois has quantified the plant cell properties in two C4 species, including cell shape, chloroplast size, and distribution of cell-to-cell connections called ...
Just like in yeast and animal cells, vacuoles in plants are responsible for breaking down unwanted cellular components. At ...
Living things from plants to humans must constantly adjust the chemical soup of proteins -- the workhorse molecules of life -- inside their cells to adapt to stress or changing conditions. Now, ...
Two Ohio University Ph.D. students recently showcased their research at the 2025 International Conference on Plant Cell Wall ...
Animal cells share some qualities with plant cells, but one key feature ours lack is a rigid cell wall. While this provides structure for plants, it’s also something scientists are increasingly ...