The way we study plant cells is expanding—literally ... making tiny details easier to see under a standard microscope. So, instead of a zoomed-in picture where individual elements may become ...

We have selected and cultivated microalgae that 'feed' on carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus present in wastewater. By using ...

An extraordinary fossil bed in the arid grasslands of the Australian continent, called McGraths Flat, really is ...

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

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

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 team recorded 24 hours of the cellular construction process, revealing surprising new details about how plant cell walls ...