Channels in plant cell walls, called plasmodesmata, provide molecules with a bridge to move between cells, an essential ...

Scientists used genes from unicellular protists to reprogram mouse cells into stem cells. These cells developed into a living ...

Scientists at The University of Tokyo have integrated chloroplasts, the energy-producing organelles found in plants and algae ...

You can increase white blood cells (WBCs) by taking certain medications and eating immune-boosting foods, like yogurt, lean protein foods, antioxidant-rich vegetables, and more. Maintaining a normal ...

Many experts believed it couldn't be done, but researchers in Japan have successfully introduced chloroplasts into hamster ...

It tied him with former Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer for the NCAA Division I career record, via the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). UConn improved to 3-0 with the win as the team begins to ...

The tragedy prompted a massive research effort to understand how plants and animals were affected. So what did it uncover? Research published today in the journal Nature set out to answer that ...

Chloroplasts, the parts of cells ... into animal cells,” explains Yukihiro Matsunaga, a professor at the University of Tokyo. Electron transport is a key process by which plants and algae ...

Who will win the NFC North? Entering the NFL Week 12 schedule, the division is the best one in football, with its last-place team the only one under .500 and the other teams a combined 18 games above ...

Who will win the NFC East? Entering the NFL Week 12 schedule, one team appears to have gained control of the division thanks to its win over a division rival in NFL Week 11. The Eagles have won ...

An organism grows and repairs its body using a form of cell division known as mitosis. To divide, a cell must replicate the chromosomes, which carry the DNA (the instructions needed to build the ...