Freezing, dehydration, and supercooling cause microtubules in mesophyll cells of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L. cv Bloomsdale) to depolymerize (ME Bartolo, JV Carter, Plant Physiol [1991] 97: 175-181).

Microscopes have long served as windows into the hidden world of cells, revealing their shape, activity, and chemistry. Yet watching life at this scale has always involved trade-offs. To capture the ...

This free material sitting in your recycling bin can protect your garden through harsh winter conditions. Here's how to use ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - After a stretch of warm Spring weather, Winter made a quick comeback. For those who’ve already planted or had their annuals bloom the question now is, how do I help my plants ...

Mosses and flowering plants took different genetic routes to evolve a similar defense mechanism. A team led by plant biologists at the Universities of Freiburg and Göttingen in Germany has shown for ...

Many types of cells have to be able to move around, such as during the development of the body, or when immune cells have to reach the site of an infection or injury. To do so, cells may employ ...