Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

Advanced techniques are allowing scientists to witness the process where plant cells generate cellulose fibers.

The way we study plant cells ... a standard microscope. So, instead of a zoomed-in picture where individual elements may ...

A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the Yale School of the Environment developed a new laser-based method for observing how plants adjust the pressure within their cells in response to the ...

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Pop a cover slip on the slide and then put the slide onto the microscope. Take a look! Check out that strong cell wall structure. It's solid so that it keeps a plant's shape and structure.

To use a light microscope to examine animal or plant cells. To make observations and draw scale diagrams of cells. Turn the coarse focus so that the stage is as close to the objective lens as ...

Microscopic views reveal the intricate journey of nuclei through pollen tubes, showcasing the unseen complexities of plant reproduction. The footage also examines the fascinating world of algae ...

“This work is the first direct visualization of how cellulose synthesizes and self-assembles into a dense fibril network on a ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...