A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...

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A mutation that causes an amino-acid substitution in a channel called CNGC15 in the plant cell’s nucleus boosts the formation of such endosymbiotic relationships. Studying ion channels in their ...

Red algal chloroplasts stayed active in hamster cells for 48 hours A new technique enables chloroplast integration into animal cells Study offers potential for photosynthesis in non-plant organisms ...

Human bodies defend themselves using a diverse population of immune cells that circulate from one organ to another, responding to everything from cuts to colds to cancer. But plants don’t have this ...

Scientists have created a new atlas of plant cells during immune response, in turn discovering a new rare cell state, called Primary IMmunE Responder (PRIMER), that acts as an immune response hub ...

Interestingly, the number of people practicing strict plant-based diets has not exploded. Instead, people who have been inspired to try plant-based foods, have discovered that they like it, and have ...

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