A new study from the University of Helsinki reveals how plant mitochondria draw molecular oxygen away from chloroplasts, an ...

Generally when we consider the many plants around us, we imagine them efficiently using the electromagnetic radiation from the Sun via photosynthesis in their leaves — pulling carbon-dioxide from the ...

Scientists discovered that mitochondria inside plant cells can pull oxygen away from chloroplasts, revealing a hidden mechanism that may help plants adapt to stress.

Plants constantly juggle oxygen inside their cells, but scientists have now discovered a surprising twist in how that balance works. Researchers at the University of Helsinki found that ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Plants have evolved fiendishly complicated metabolic networks. For years, scientists focused on how plants make secondary metabolites, the compounds that plants produce to ...

Plants are a rich and renewable source of compounds used in medicines, food ingredients, and cosmetics. Since growing an entire plant just to extract a few specific compounds is rather inefficient, ...

Plant metabolism encompasses a vast network of biochemical pathways that regulate the synthesis of primary compounds essential for growth, energy production and survival. In parallel, floral biology ...

A randomized crossover trial found that replacing red meat patties with processed plant-based meat alternatives for six days ...

That plate of colorful vegetables, whole grains, and plant proteins looks like the picture of health. And in many ways, it is. But for some people, certain components in these seemingly virtuous foods ...