We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built Plant cells without a cell wall are fragile, so it's hard to image its construction.

Adding crushed egg shells or oyster shells to the soil is a natural way to boost your plants' calcium. Add the shells to your compost or top layer of soil. Over time, this will increase the calcium ...

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

A plant cell wall's unique ability to expand without weakening or breaking is due to the movement of its cellulose skeleton, according to new research that models the cell wall. The new study ...

A new method developed by Penn State biologists allows them to turn stripped-down plant cells into other types of cells, similar to the way stem cells differentiate into different cell types ...

Scientists reveal new plant cell walls can have significantly different mechanical properties compared to surrounding parental cell walls, enabling cells to change their local shape and influence ...

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said this month that two storage tanks had leaked about four tonnes of coolant solution used to create an ice wall that prevented ...

A newly discovered way of optimising plant enzymes through bioengineering has increased knowledge of how plant material can be converted into biofuels, biochemicals and other high-value products.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Leaves are the primary plant organs responsible for photosynthesis. Their size, shape and angles — all affected by cell patterning and growth — can also expose more of their ...

New research has demonstrated that extracts from plant cell walls can be used to develop sustainable treatments to protect against crop diseases.