In 2011, The Scientist featured Bergmann’s early work on stomata development. She now uses new omics tools to explore the ...

Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose microfibrils intertwined with polysaccharides like hemicellulose or pectin. We ...

For the first time, high-resolution time-lapse videos of tiny bits of living plants show how they assemble their protective cell walls, researchers report March 21 in Science Advances. The image ...

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...

Take a detailed journey through the hidden world of onion cells in this captivating microscopy video. Explore the onion’s ...

Artistic rendering of cellulose biosynthesis with zoomed in view. Individual cellulose chains (dark brown) are synthesized by plasma membrane-bound (purple) cellulose synthase enzyme complexes (cream) ...

Plants can't move to escape the heat like humans can; they are forced to adapt. As temperatures fluctuate, one key survival ...