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

Over time, plants have evolved various strategies to defend against herbivores. A new study uncovers how these plant defense ...

Plants don't just grow, they build. From towering trees to delicate flowers, complex plant shapes are sculpted with ...

A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from ...

The way we study plant cells is expanding—literally—thanks to new research from Kevin Cox, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and an ...

Plants adjust cellular pressure to respond to environmental factors. The evolution of stomata played a major role in changing ...

New research from an international team of plant biologists, led by researchers at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, has revealed crucial insights into the role ...

In a world increasingly aware of the environmental impact of fossil fuels, researchers are embarking on a venture to find ...

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 ...