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 ...

Scientists found molecular evidence supporting the idea that chloroplasts originated as energy-generating organelles and only ...

Plant Cells, Chloroplasts, and Cell Walls Plant cells have some specialized properties that make them distinct from animal cells. Learn how special structures, such as chloroplasts and cell walls ...

One of the most momentous events in the history of life involved endosymbiosis—a process by which one organism engulfed ...

Like animal cells, basic plant cells have a nucleus, a cell membrane and cytoplasm. They've also got a vacuole, chloroplasts and a cell wall, which are only found in plant cells and they can be a ...

In a field that has historically focused on distinct roles of plant and animal cells, the idea of implanting chloroplasts – organelles in plants and algae that convert sunlight into energy – into ...

The BOOSTER gene in poplar trees boosts photosynthesis and biomass, with potential applications for improving crop yields. Researchers from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation ...