For the First Time Ever: Scientists Watch Plant Cells Generate Cellulose and Build Cell Walls in Real Time!

Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer, is utilized to make a wide range of products like clothes and paper. Also, it helps in filtration as well as a thickening agent in food items like ice cream and yogurt. Here's how scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick witnessed living plant cells building their own cell walls.