Meghna Gupta, Ph.D., is driven to improve fundamental scientific understanding of peroxisomes Meghna Gupta, Ph.D., a ...

A newly discovered protein controls plant cell growth, helping seedlings develop and survive early growth stages.

Rice University scientists used advanced CRISPR techniques to study PEX11, a protein coded by five genes in Arabidopsis plants, revealing its role in controlling peroxisome growth during the ...

For most of their lives, plants get their energy from photosynthesis. But during the seed to seedling stage, when they can't absorb light just yet, they rely on other sources, like fatty acids. To ...

Plants spend most of their lives using photosynthesis to make energy. However, in the earliest phase after a seed begins to grow, they cannot yet ...

For most of their lives, plants get their energy from photosynthesis. But during the seed to seedling stage when they can’t absorb light just yet, they rely on other sources, like fatty acids. To ...

Emily Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Solve M.E., discusses the significant socioeconomic burden of Long COVID, highlighting advances in research that can improve understanding of ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism for maintaining cell function. Peroxisomes are essential cell organelles that play a vital role in lipid metabolism and cellular ...

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have uncovered a key reason why some people continue to experience breathing problems long after recovering from COVID-19. Their research ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine have uncovered a potential path to treatment for persistent COVID-19 symptoms impacting the lungs. The work, published in Science in ...