Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...

Lignins—the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall—are not as random as once thought. A new ...

Find out how asparagus and vanilla orchids demonstrate the importance of cell walls in plant survival and adaptability.

Researchers in Japan have revealed how some gourds draw pollutants into their fruits. The secret lies in a protein that ...

A new electrochemical system runs two reactions in one cell, converting plant compounds into valuable products with less ...

Whether your holiday table has turkey or Tofurky this year, you’re consuming a combination of proteins, fats and water.

Just like in yeast and animal cells, vacuoles in plants are responsible for breaking down unwanted cellular components. At the same time, vacuoles in seeds also serve the opposite role—storing large ...

Lignins – the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall – are not as random as once thought. A ...

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering and featured on its cover showed that a fraction obtained from lignin, an organic polymer ...

Lignin as a catalyst support offers a sustainable approach to catalysis, potentially transforming industrial practices and ...

Have you ever wondered how such a huge and densely populated area like the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus is powered? The answer is the UConn Central Utility Plant.

A research team developed a 3D deep learning–based panoptic segmentation model that combines semantic and instance ...