Plant cell walls are primarily made of cellulose, which is the most abundant macromolecule on Earth. Cellulose fibers are long, linear polymers of hundreds of glucose molecules. These fibers ...

The zinc battery breakthrough uses the konjac plant – a root vegetable which is native to China and is considered to be rich ...

Although people cannot digest plant fiber, our gut bacteria break it down ... SCFAs can turn certain genes on or off, depending on the cell type and conditions.” — Şebnem Ünlüişler ...

Food ingredients and industrial chemicals giant D&L Industries Inc. is venturing into plant fiber-plastics technology this year. In a news release, D&L Industries said its subsidiary D&L Polymer & ...

In the new research, they found that cells migrated more than 50% faster on aligned collagen fibers than on random fibers. In addition, they found that cells use aligned fibers as directional cues ...

In mechanobiology, cells' forces have been considered fundamental to their enhanced function, including fast migration. But a group of researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at ...

It is estimated that 2 in 5 Americans between the ages of 18 and 44 have insulin resistance, a condition where the body’s cells ... Plant-based proteins contain both protein and fiber and ...

It famously helps to cleanse the system of toxins—and even affects how your genes operate, according to California researchers.