Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks using lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, creating a material that can be processed by a 3D printer into nutrient-rich “pastries.” Italy’s rich ...

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 ...

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 ...

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ROME, Dec 15 () - Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, producing a material that ​a 3D printer can then process into 'pastries' with high ...

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 ...

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) ...