ST. LOUIS, MO February, 25 2025 – Danforth Center scientists Tessa Burch-Smith, PhD, and Kirk Czymmek, PhD, in collaboration with researchers at the CryoEM Facility at Stanford University, are ...

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 ...

A new artificial intelligence-powered model is able to understand the genetic “language” of plants, according to researchers. Known as Plant RNA-FM, and believed to be the first of its kind, the model ...

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, Chinese scientists have fully revealed how a single plant somatic cell develops into a complete plant. This achievement not only solves the century-old mystery of the mechanism ...