In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers ...

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 ...

The film explores the structure and function of plant and animal cells using a microscope. It begins with observing onion cells, highlighting their components such as the cell wall, nucleus, and ...

Biologists have discovered a low-cost way to more easily study the detailed makeup of plant cells. The ultimate goal is to help grow better crops, improving food security.

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

Here, reconstruction of a plant cell (xylem) with its cellulose fibers labeled red (left). The center reconstruction shows the orientation of each cellulose fiber, with orientation indicated by color.

While digital microscopy has enabled some automation ... successfully detected density changes in actin filaments as plant cells responded to environmental signals. Zygote development in ...