Cell walls are a crucial structure of plant life, protecting cells from damage, giving plants shape, and containing ...

UC Davis plant biologists have resolved the structure of proteins vital to energy production in mung beans. Understanding these proteins gives insight into basic plant biology, stress responses, and ...

Professor Bo Liu, Department of Plant Biology, holds an Arabidopsis plant while Professor Jawdat Al-Bassam, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, holds a model of the augmin protein complex.

Abbreviations and technical remarks. -- The evolution of plant stems in the Earth's history -- The structure of the plant body -- Secondary growth: advantages and risks -- Modification of the stem ...

Before seedlings can photosynthesize, they depend on fatty acids—and on peroxisomes to process them. Researchers discovered that the protein PEX11 not only helps these structures divide but also ...

The ability of plants to grow faster and stronger is traced to autophagy, along with key enzymes and proteins such as AFR7, ...

If you’re over the age of 10, the World Health Organization recommends that you consume at least 25 grams of fiber every day.

If you’ve ever owned a spider plant, you’ll know they love making babies. They do it with pride, presenting their offspring on the end of a long structure called a stolon. New research suggests that ...