Just like in yeast and animal cells, vacuoles in plants are responsible for breaking down unwanted cellular components. At ...
Two Ohio University Ph.D. students recently showcased their research at the 2025 International Conference on Plant Cell Wall ...
Directed evolution is a laboratory technique that mimics natural selection and allows scientists to evolve genes and the ...
Microbes can produce a host of ingredients traditionally made by plants or animals more sustainably and efficiently. But if you want to make complex plant-based ingredients such as coffee or cocoa, ...
Extracts made from parts of the cashew plant that are usually thrown away when the nuts are processed commercially were found to significantly limit the development of fat cells and the accumulation ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Leaves are the primary plant organs responsible for photosynthesis. Their size, shape and angles — all affected by cell patterning and growth — can also expose more of their ...
Many living organisms are able to regenerate damaged or lost tissue, but why some are particularly good at this and others ...