A research team has revealed the molecular steps that led to the emergence of this plant-specific vacuolar transport system. Their work shows that the acquisition of this pathway was driven by the ...

Bordered pits are cavities in the thick secondary cell walls of both vessels and tracheids that are essential components in the water-transport system of higher plants. The pit membrane ...

The team discovered that the plant vacuolar transport system arose through a series of molecular innovations: the appearance of an amino acid insertion within the VAMP7 protein, its acidification ...

Most land plants form mutually beneficial symbioses with fungi. The plant and the fungus exchange vital nutrients. A team led ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. It carries water for photosynthesis to the mesophyll cells: the upper layer of cells where photosynthesis mostly ...

Alfred hears the word ‘transport’ and begins explaining transport system in plants. Alfred explains the importance of water for photosynthesis and that is it taken into the plant via the roots.

Changes in root architecture, induction of root-based transport systems and associations with beneficial soil microorganisms allow plants to maintain optimal nutrient content in the face of ...

Importantly, the genome changes can be passed on to future generations and the novel system doesn't leave behind the virus or any foreign DNA in the edited plant. "CRISPR has the potential to make ...