Shea butter has historically been used for skin ailments for centuries. Learn the wide range of shea butter benefits and how ...

Lam has studied the process at the heart of the enzyme's pivotal role in plant health—a phenomenon known as programmed cell death or cell suicide—for the past 30 years.

Controlling the entire cell therapy production process—from material receipt to product release—is “essential,” according to AstraZeneca, which says its new $300 million manufacturing ...

Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose microfibrils intertwined with polysaccharides like hemicellulose or pectin.

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose – a major constituent of all plant cell walls – a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has captured images of the ...

FuelCell Energy will construct a 7.4 MW fuel cell power plant in Hartford, supporting Connecticut’s renewable energy goals. FuelCell Energy, Inc. announced plans to construct a 7.4 MW fuel cell ...

Human bodies defend themselves using a diverse population of immune cells that circulate from one organ to another, responding to everything from cuts to colds to cancer. But plants don’t have this ...

New research from Salk Institute scientists reveals how plant cells switch roles to protect themselves against pathogens. When a threat is encountered, the cells enter a specialized immune state ...

The cells driving the tissue are a plant-animal hybrid that can gain energy from sunlight in the same way that plants do, the researchers explain in the study. Both animals and plants derive ...

Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from sunlight like plants. The breakthrough could have major benefits for growing ...

Until the first shipment of DR-grade pellets left Keetac on May 7, U.S. Steel’s two Minnesota ore operations, Keetac and Minntac in Mountain Iron, only provided pellets to traditional blast ...