Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

A look at the cells of different organisms and a comparison of the structures found in plant and animal cells. All animal cells are surrounded by a membrane which contains the cytoplasm.

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

A powerful new toolkit for plant biology Although ExPOSE is currently used to study individual cells, Cox envisions an even bigger future for expansion microscopy in plants."We're trying to ...

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 have captured images of the microscopic ...