But plant-based ‘bioplastics’ are not new. The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls, pre-dating the petroleum-based plastics that ...

A team of scientists discovered a naturally occurring gene in the poplar tree that enhances photosynthetic activity and ...

We also offer some suggestions for choosing resources likely to benefit the plant biology community most. Figure 1: Cellulose microfibrils are one of the primary components of plant cell walls and ...

It was once believed that cellulose was the structural material in the cell walls of all green plants. Now it appears that other substances are employed for this purpose in certain marine algae ...

The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make other useful substances, such as cellulose found in the cell walls and starch used as energy storage. The glucose can also be broken down in the ...

The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make other useful substances, such as cellulose found in the cell walls and starch used as energy storage. The glucose can also be broken down in the ...

Those bamboo sheets you splurged on may not be as environmentally sound as their label claims. A recent study finds that ...

Nanocellulose is a derivative of cellulose, the most abundant organic polymer on Earth, largely present in the cell walls of plants. Cellulose is a natural polymer discovered in 1838 by French chemist ...

The efficient use of cellulose—the primary plant scaffold and a major natural building block—could address many issues ...

Cellulosic ethanol is ethanol made not from edible substances like corn or soybeans, but the cellulose in plants. Cellulose is present in all parts of plants, which means all parts of a plant can ...