randdmag:Miniscule artificial scaffolding units made from nanofiber polymers and built to house pl
randdmag: Miniscule artificial scaffolding units made from nanofiber polymers and built to house plant cells have enabled scientists to see for the first time how individual plant cells behave and interact with each other in a 3-D environment. These “hotels for cells” mimic the “extracellular matrix” which cells secrete before they grow and divide to create plant tissue. This environment allows scientists to observe and image individual plant cells developing in a more natural, multi-dimensional environment than previous “flat” cell cultures. The research team were surprised to see individual plant cells clinging to and winding around their fibrous supports; reaching past neighboring cells to wrap themselves to the artificial scaffolding in a manner reminiscent of vines growing. Read more: http://www.rdmag.com/news/2015/08/cells-cling-and-spiral-vines-first-3-d-tissue-scaffold-plants -- source link
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