The prison was left as rubble with the rest of the city during the “Sicilian Pompeii” in 1693, researchers said.

Syrian producer Mohammad al-Shebli was helping to translate the anguished messages scrawled on cell walls by prisoners of the brutal Assad regime made a heart-wrenching discovery.

In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls allow plants to have rigid structures as varied as wood trunks and ...

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 ...

Mention emulsifiers and many people might be unaware of what they are used for, but they are present in many daily products, ...

Channels in plant cell walls, called plasmodesmata, provide molecules with a bridge to move between cells, an essential ...

A recent study has reported a novel breeding strategy to rapidly create climate-smart crops that show higher yield under ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University research team has discovered proteins with emulsifying action that can be readily released ...

Internal police probe underway to ascertain possible negligence or misconduct from officers who were on night duty ...

Cell structure Description Function Cell type Cell wall Freely permeable layer surrounding cell membrane. The cell wall of plant cells is made from cellulose. This gives them a rigid structure.