The plant cell wall is a dynamic network of several biopolymers ... Direct visualization of the cell wall through light microscopy shows the existence of cellulose in a bundled fibrillar structure.

Additive manufacturing is seen by many as one of the main driving forces behind the digital manufacturing revolution. Digital manufacturing integrates advanced technology like CAD (Computer-Aided ...

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An unconventional team of horticulture pros and bioengineers have sparked a glimmering curiosity among consumers with the release of the Firefly petunia, touted as the world’s first commercially ...

This protein is now a key player in the development and growth of plants and trees. The findings have been reported in Nature Communications. Plants will often turn or grow towards light sources ...

It was over 5,000 years ago that the ancient Egyptians started bringing plants — most likely ferns and palm trees — indoors in containers to beautify their homes. The notoriously plant ...

The study, which has now been published in the journal Science Advances, also provides clues as to how plants manage to transmit immune signals from cell to cell without disrupting other signalling ...

A new tool could make it easier to study scarce plant molecules. Researchers have developed so-called microbial cell factories ... tool makes the job a whole lot easier. A team of researchers ...

Before arriving at Janelia three years ago, Postdoctoral Scientist Antonio Fiore was designing and building optical ...