Wood

Sciences & Technology

All the forests in the world from a single layer of cells

Researchers have discovered the workings of wood-making cells inside trees, settling a century-old debate about how plants make bark and wood

Sciences & Technology

Finding the building blocks of wood

Scientists are looking inside plant cells to learn how wood is formed and how that process can help develop materials for the future

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