Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose ...

Plant cells without a cell wall are fragile, so it's hard to image its construction. Plant cells without a cell wall are ...

In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections.

Cell polarity is the asymmetric organisation of several cellular components, including its plasma membrane, cytoskeleton or organelles. This asymmetry can be used for specialised functions, such ...

Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the ...

In a discovery with potential practical applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers and plant biologists capture first live images In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of ...

AstraZeneca bought Belgian biotech company EsoBiotec in a deal valued at up to $1 billion, to expand its cell-therapy portfolio. The British pharma company said Monday that it will pay $425 ...

In recent years, our understanding of archaeal diversity has greatly expanded, especially with the discovery of new groups like the Asgard archaea. These archaea show diverse phylogenetic and genomic ...