For a motor neuron to maintain the unwieldy meter-long axons that innervate the lower limbs requires all the cell’s parts to work together perfectly; the breakdown of one system can be the cell’s ...
A group of international researchers has discovered how plant root hair grows straight and long. Many studies of root hair growth have been performed, however, the molecular mechanism for the ...
Root hairs represent a low-cost strategy to enhance nutrient uptake because they can significantly increase the nutrient-acquiring surface of plant roots. While primary and lateral roots are ...