The intensity of these foliage displays is driven by moisture, sunlight and temperature.

This video meticulously explores the inner workings of a redwood leaf down to the cellular and molecular level. Starting with ...

Loss of chlorophyll in senescent leaves is a general phenomenon, and various views have been put forward to explain how chlorophyll disappears as the leaf yellows. The possibilities recognized are ...

A pair of studies examining immune response in C. elegans reveal broad implications for understanding pathogen detection in higher animals and the evolutionary origins of immunity itself. The ...

Campylobacter jejuni-specific antibody gives hope to vaccine development By targeting multiprotein molecule, antibody inhibits bacteria's growth, pathogenicity Date: September 25, 2024 Source ...

Biotechnological methods increased beta-carotene in leaves by up to 30 times, improving its bioaccessibility without impacting photosynthesis. This could enhance the nutritional value of leafy ...

The research addressed the biogenesis of protein complexes in chloroplasts. It focused primarily on the formation of the protein D1, an essential component of photosystem II. The protein is ...

Transcriptome analysis revealed significant upregulation of genes involved in organelle degradation and chloroplast vesiculation pathways in ATG4-RNAi lines. This was further corroborated by ...

This phenomenon, kleptoplasty, poses a question of how the chloroplast retains its activity without the algal nucleus. There have been debates on the horizontal transfer of algal genes to the animal ...

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules hold immense potential for treating diseases by silencing specific genes. Encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), siRNA can be delivered efficiently to ...

Interestingly, there is a strong correlation between the direction of stromules from chloroplasts and the direction of chloroplast movement. Stromule-directed chloroplast movement was observed in ...