Animal cells have many small vacuoles within them while plant cells have one large one. The vacuole within a plant cell can ...

Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria are four cell components that are found ...

Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from ...

In a world first that challenges what we thought we knew about biology, scientists have successfully engineered animal cells ...

In an incredible feat that redefines biological boundaries, scientists have successfully engineered animal cells capable of ...

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, ...

Do similar mechanisms operate in plant and animal stem cells to maintain long-term division and pluripotency? In conclusion, at least some of the genes that control the stem cell state in animals ...

The ability of plants to convert sunlight into food is an enviable superpower. Now, researchers have shown they can get ...

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, ...

Importantly, these imported chloroplasts displayed activity for two further days, during which time their host cells grew at an accelerated rate. This indicates that photosynthesis was indeed ...