A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from their environment, thanks to a bacterial gene picked up by an ancestor.

Researchers isolated strains of Skeletonema marinoi, a common diatom, from different geological layers ... this state is characterized by the formation of specialized cells with thick walls and energy ...

pl. cirri. claspers: of diatoms, Family Rhizosoleniacea, a pair of membranous structures that unite adjacent cells by wrapping around the otaria. clavate: club-shaped. coccoid: a cell with a firm ...

For over 35 years, Dr. Edlund has been studying diatoms, a type of algae, distinctive for containing "glass-like cell walls made of silica, a hard mineral found in sand that can help protect diatoms ...

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

In a breakthrough with promising real-world applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers, and plant biologists ...

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

cell walls allow plants to have rigid structures as varied as wood trunks and supple leaves; and vacuoles allow plant cells to change size. What Is the Origin of Chloroplasts? Like mitochondria ...