Carbon nanotubes can double growth of cell cultures
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
A dose of carbon nanotubes more than doubles the growth rate of plant cell cultures -- workhorses in the production of everything from lifesaving medications to sweeteners to dyes and perfumes -- researchers are reporting. Their study is perhaps the first to show that carbon nanotubes boost plant cell division and growth.