
The SciencesJune 1, 1968
Plants without Cellulose
It was once believed that cellulose was the structural material in the cell walls of all green plants. Now it appears that other substances are employed for this purpose in certain marine algae

Plants without Cellulose
It was once believed that cellulose was the structural material in the cell walls of all green plants. Now it appears that other substances are employed for this purpose in certain marine algae

Cellulose
This polymer is made not by man but by plants. Dissolved out of wood or cotton, it is reshaped into rayon and other artificial materials. Such materials still outweigh all those made from synthetic polymers