Channels in plant cell walls, called plasmodesmata, provide molecules with a bridge to move between cells, an essential ...

Scientists have uncovered genetic variation in the unexplored DNA of the photosynthetic and energy factories of Arabidopsis ...

Scientists at The University of Tokyo have integrated chloroplasts, the energy-producing organelles found in plants and algae ...

Scientists discovered a stretch of DNA in both C3 plants, like wheat and soybeans, and C4 plants, like corn and sorghum, that is responsible for optimizing C4 plant photosynthesis and making them ...

The experiment hinges on a key element: chloroplasts. These organelles, present in plants, convert sunlight into energy usable by the cell. Until now, it was believed they could only function in plant ...

Researchers say they have successfully cultivated animal cells that draw energy through photosynthesis. Previously believed ...

For the first time, scientists have created animal cells that can harness sunlight for energy—a feat once thought ...

The plants around us use a clever strategy when they are exposed to light that is too bright: their chloroplasts rearrange within their cells and collectively cover one another, in such a way that ...

Many experts believed it couldn't be done, but researchers in Japan have successfully introduced chloroplasts into hamster ...

This cycle can't continue without chloroplasts, a type of organelle found in plant cells. While these resemble the mitochondria found in animal cells, chloroplasts are much larger and contain ...

Furthermore, even chloroplasts find it hard to sustain themselves in the environment of an animal cell. Algae and plant species photosynthesize under 30 degrees Celsius, while the animal cells are ...