Plant cells have some specialized properties that make them distinct from animal cells. Learn how special structures, such as chloroplasts and cell walls, create this distinction.

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...

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Plant cells are amazing! In this episode, we'll cover wild features inside plant cells! At first glance, plant and animal cells have a lot in common: they’re both highly organized, keep their ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first-ever method of detecting ribonucleic acid, or RNA, inside plant cells using a technique that results in a visible fluorescent ...

A new UC Riverside-led study reveals how common small particles produced by nature as well as human activities can transform upon entering plant cells and weaken plants' ability to turn sunlight ...

Sharp ice crystals that form inside plant cells slice open the delicate cell walls. When water in the soil is frozen into ice, plants’ roots can’t absorb it.

Plants that glow under ultraviolet (UV) light aren’t only a figment of science fiction TV and movies. Now, researchers have identified molecules responsible for the ethereal blue hue of the medicinal ...

In an article published in the journal Cell Reports, researchers have shown that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant's balance of growth and defense.

This surge inside doomed cells is a distress call as if to say, “we're going down; save yourselves.” “They’re sending out signals to the rest of the plant that we’re under attack” in order to prime ...

At first glance, plant and animal cells have a lot in common: they’re both highly organized, keep their DNA tucked away in an envelope, and are kinda juicy inside. But plant cells have evolved ...