Researchers have introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...

Scientists used nanoparticles to introduce genetic material into plants, enabling faster and temporary crop modifications.

The newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum possesses a potentially highly flexible cell wall: When water is ...

Professor Bernard Carroll from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences said nanoparticle technology could help ...

Scientists at Umeå University, Sweden, have found a way to break open the protective walls of pollen grains – one of the ...

The question of how to care for incarcerated patients in hospitals is an urgent one. We can’t afford to get it wrong.

The collapsed wall belonged to a house owned by Khalil Ansari, while the neighbouring affected residence was owned by Babulal ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

These pathways cooperate and tightly regulate the composition, organization and biophysical properties of the cell wall. The intricacy of the underlying regulatory networks reflects the major role of ...

The plant cell wall is a dynamic network of several biopolymers and structural proteins including cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose and lignin. Cellulose is one of the main load bearing components of ...