A team led by Prof. Guang Shouhong and Prof. Feng Xuezhu from the University of Science and Technology (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed, for the first time, the composition and ...

Domestic soybeans serve as an important source of healthy edible plant oil and high-quality plant protein in our food culture. In addition to the well-known components of oil (approximately 20%), ...

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves unfurl. This dramatic transformation is a clear signal for us to reach for the ...

Many bugs that make us sick—bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites—hide out in our cells in protective little bubbles called vacuoles. To clear an infection, the immune system must recognize and ...

Une vacuole est un organite cellulaire eucaryote, spécifique des cellules végétales et fongiques, qui joue un rôle majeur dans le maintien de l'équilibre des ...

La vacuole représente souvent 90% du volume cellulaire. Son contenu est essentiellement constitué de solutions parfois cristallisées. Ces solutions peuvent avoir un rôle de séquestration de substances ...

The inside of a cell is like a house that has a lot of rooms. Little compartments called organelles are the intracellular versions of organs like the liver or the pancreas in the body. Each organelle ...