Most animal, plant and fungal cells contain organelles called mitochondria. These descendants of a primordial bacterial endosymbiont still preserve distinct genes and are known for their ability ...

Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.

Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the ...

curid=134941668, via Wikimedia Commons. Cuttlefish are marine animals known for their remarkable ability to change their skin color and texture at will. This ability is due to specialized cells called ...

But now that I spend more time in the countryside, I’ve discovered that, even in the dead of winter, field and forest are bustling with plant and animal life ... example in mind as I head ...

Iowa State University scientists recently made a significant breakthrough in scientists’ ability to identify specific ...

Stem cells have shown some promise in treating the neural damage that MS causes. Research on stem cells in MS has included test-tube studies, animal studies, and some human studies. Researchers ...

From cellular meat, which uses cells harvested from live animals, to plant-based meat made from soy or pea protein, and cow-free dairy produced using precision fermentation, we now have a huge ...

For decades, two-dimensional cell culture has been ... However, many biomaterials are of animal origin, leading to variability, environmental and ethical concerns. Here we present three animal-free ...

Bear in mind that windowsill temperatures ... Keep warm indoors or plant outside from June to August. When to harvest: July to October. How to grow: sow seed into modular cells of moist, peat-free ...

Red algal chloroplasts stayed active in hamster cells for 48 hours A new technique enables chloroplast integration into animal cells Study offers potential for photosynthesis in non-plant organisms ...