Researchers at National Taiwan University discovered how light stabilizes a key stress-response protein, offering insights ...

Plants shape Earth’s atmosphere by moving carbon and water vapour. New research sheds light on how they learned to do it – ...

Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.

Halting the relentless march of so-called 'zombie cells' that drive aging and age-related diseases could be a step closer ...

Drugs and other treatments can be quite effective at killing cancer cells, yet many fall short as they struggle to penetrate ...

The researchers observed that light activated the enzyme, causing predictable cell movements. For example, specific light ...

The cells that make up the walls of the finest of all lymphatic vessels have a lobate, oak leaf-like shape that makes them particularly resilient to changes in fluid volume. A similar cell shape also ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...

FDA finds benzene contamination, Tronox to close a pigment plant, Sofinnova launches a European biotech fund, and more ...

Researchers in South Korea create particle-armored liquid robots that mimic cells, offering potential for advanced medical ...

Chundawat is a bioengineer and expert on protein engineering and glycosciences, the study of complex carbohydrates such as cellulose. To make the cells fluorescent and detectable by the microscope, he ...

Researchers found that nanocellulose films treated with red onion dye blocked 99.9% of UV radiation, outperforming commercial ...