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 ...

Dr Chris Whitewoods, a specialist in leaf development, returns to the John Innes Centre as a tenure track group leader in ...

Uncovering the mechanisms behind plant defense signaling can improve strategies to protect crops against disease.

Banding patterns of cellulose increase the stability of plant cell walls, much like the corrugated patterns in cardboard. Penn State biologists developed a method to isolate plant cells and observe ...