A plant cell wall is arranged in layers and contains cellulose microfibrils, hemicellulose, pectin, lignin, and soluble protein. These components are organized into three major layers: the primary ...

A research team has uncovered the mechanism and underlying reason behind the transformation of residual cells into epidermal ...

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

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

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

The cells that make up the walls of the finest of all lymphatic vessels have a lobate, oak leaf-like shape that makes them particularly resilient to changes in fluid volume. A similar cell shape also ...

Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities ... Cell membrane - a flexible outer layer that surrounds the cell and controls which substances can pass into and out from it.

A company in the Netherlands says it has perfected a way to create "graft chimeras" with the skin of one plant and the ...

The lobate shape of lymphatic endothelial cells puzzled researchers—now they’ve found it helps stabilize lymphatic ...