News Medical: Study shows how fiber shapes the structure of plant cell walls
The secret of how fiber shapes the structure of plant cell walls has been revealed, with potentially wide-ranging applications ranging from nutrition and health to agriculture. Researchers from The ...
Science Daily: Scientists just found what keeps plant cells from growing out of control
Scientists just found what keeps plant cells from growing out of control
Science Daily: Live cell imaging of asymmetric cell division in fertilized plant cells
An international group of plant biologists has succeeded for the first time in visualizing how egg cells in plants divides unequally (asymmetric cell division) after being fertilized. The direction of ...
Ars Technica: We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built
Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose microfibrils intertwined with polysaccharides like hemicellulose or pectin. We ...
We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built
One of the most fundamental differences between animal and plant cells is the cell wall—a rigid structure surrounding the plant cells. The cell wall provides strength and structural support, but it ...
From plant stems to bacterial shells, cell walls are far more than rigid barriers—they’re living, adapting structures. Scientists are uncovering how they maintain shape, remodel themselves, and even ...
Nature: Heterogeneity in the chemistry, structure and function of plant cell walls
Heterogeneity in the polysaccharide constituents of plant cell walls has been recognized since the earliest chemical analyses of isolated wall preparations. Clear and dramatic differences in average ...