Some of these cells absorb nutrients from the digestive contents, whereas others (called goblet cells) secrete a lubricating mucus that helps the contents travel smoothly. However, the multiple ...

Scientists have developed an innovative battery that converts energy from radioactive waste into electricity, transforming a ...

To solve this problem, the research team designed a hybrid device that combined an organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) with ...

Plants also have some very specialised cells. Root hair cells don't have light absorbing chloroplast because they don't absorb light because they're underground. What they do have is a wide ...

Biologists have discovered a low-cost way to more easily study the detailed makeup of plant cells. The ultimate goal is to ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers ...