Leaves have evolved to effectively harvest light, and, in parallel, to balance photosynthetic
CO2 assimilation with water losses. At times, leaves must operate under light limiting …

Ficus is one of the largest genera in the plant kingdom that belongs to the Moraceae family.
This review aimed to summarize the medicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological …

Biologically induced and controlled mineralization of metals promotes the development of
protective structures to shield cells from thermal, chemical, and ultraviolet stresses. Metal …

GeoBioMed—a new transdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of geology, biology
and medicine—reveals that kidney stones composed of calcium-rich minerals precipitate …

Being the polymorphs of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), vaterite and calcite have attracted a
great deal of attention as promising biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering …

Plant polysaccharides are components of plant cell walls and/or store energy. However, this
oversimplified classification neglects the fact that some cell wall polysaccharides and …

It is still an important aspect of global climate research to explore a low-cost method that can
effectively reduce the increase of CO2 concentration in the global atmosphere. Oxalotrophic …

Ficus religiosa (Bo tree or sacred fig) and Ficus benghalensis (Indian banyan) are of
immense spiritual and therapeutic importance. Various parts of these trees have been …

The study investigated calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystal composition, accumulation, synthesis,
and degradation in five rhubarb species from the North-Western Indian Himalayas …

Opaline phytoliths are formed when plants accumulate silica at the cellular level. This
biomineralization process reproduces, to some extent, the original plant tissue in the form of …