Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose microfibrils intertwined with polysaccharides like hemicellulose or pectin. We ...

Over the last 30 years, scientists have experimented with ways to harness plant biology to create medications, or even deliver vaccines to animals and humans — but the science has moved away from ...

At first glance, plant and animal cells have a lot in common: they’re both highly organized, keep their DNA tucked away in an envelope, and are kinda juicy inside. But plant cells have evolved some ...

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.

Plant cells do not easily abandon their mature identity. In apple, that transformation is especially important because ...

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 has captured images of the microscopic ...

Light doesn’t just help plants grow—it may also quietly hold them back. Researchers have uncovered a surprising mechanism where light strengthens the “glue” between a plant’s outer skin and its inner ...

Herbalife International India Private Limited and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have signed a pioneering ...

Plant cell-based bioproduction systems are known for producing proteins with proper folding and post-translational modifications that have been used in a handful of approved therapeutics. Widespread ...

Herbalife India and IIT Madras ink pact to set-up India's First CoE on plant cell fermentation: Our Bureau, Bengaluru Thursday, April 16, 2026, 17:00 Hrs [IST] Herbalife Internati ...