Smaller genomes enable plants and animals to grow much more quickly and efficiently, so why do some species have much larger ...

Using a computer model that reveals how plants grow thicker over time, biologists have uncovered how cells are activated to produce wood tissue. Understanding the genetic and molecular signals behind ...

Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from ...

Scientists have successfully immortalized lip cells, creating a clinically relevant lab model that enables testing of new ...

In an incredible feat that redefines biological boundaries, scientists have successfully engineered animal cells capable of ...

Most research on plant stem cells focuses on the tips of roots and shoots, where growth occurs in height. But biologist ...

More than paying lip service, the cells may offer new opportunities to research and treat various lip conditions ...

Previously, it was believed that chloroplasts—light-capturing structures essential to plant cells—could not function within animal cells.

Transplanting microglia derived from human stem cells into mice reveals new possibilities for treating neurodegenerative eye diseases.

Using a new method to isolate and reprogram plant cells into other cell types, Penn State biologists explored how banding ...

Using a computer model that reveals how plants grow thicker over time, biologists have uncovered how cells are activated to ...