The Atlantic

Scientists Somehow Just Discovered a New System of Vessels in Our Brains

You are now among the first people to see the brain’s lymphatic system. The vessels in the photo above transport fluid that is likely crucial to metabolic and inflammatory processes. Until now, no one ...
Nature

Phloem transport: Pressure vessel

While the movement of water through xylem tissue is relatively well understood, the movement of solute-laden sap through phloem is not. One possibility is the ‘pressure flow hypothesis’ proposed by ...
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Wood and Stem Anatomy of Bergia suffruticosa: Relationships of Elatinaceae and Broader Significance of Vascular Tracheids, Vasicentric Tracheids, and Fibriform Vessel Elements

Bergia suffruticosa Fenzl provided sufficient lower stem and upper stem material to compare wood and stem anatomy to those of putatively related families: Clusiaceae (including Hypericaceae), ...
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A temporal shift in resource allocation facilitates flowering before leaf out and spring vessel maturation in precocious species

PREMISE OF THE STUDY:New growth in the spring requires resource mobilization in the vascular system at a time when xylem and phloem function are often reduced in seasonally cold climates. As a result, ...