With a few notable exceptions, plant cells are encased in a complex polymeric wall that is synthesized and assembled by the cell during its growth and differentiation. Cell walls function as the major mechanical restraint that determines plant cell...

Bacteria are bounded by a cell wall. The cell wall defines the shape of the microorganism, exerts some control as to what enters and exits the bacterium, and, in the case of infectious microorganisms, can participate in the disease process. Many...

A cell wall is a fairly rigid layer surrounding a cell, located external to the cell membrane, which provides the cell with structural support, protection, and acts as a filtering mechanism. The cell wall also prevents over-expansion when water enters...

An inmate was convicted Thursday of murdering his cellmate by a jury that viewed gruesome videotape of the killer holding up his victim's entrails as he taunted guards from his bloody cell.The same federal jury will decide whether William Sablan should be executed in the...

An inmate was convicted Thursday of killing his cellmate and using his internal organs to taunt prison guards, and now a U.S. jury will decide whether he should be executed.Jurors had watched a videotape shot by prison guards in which William Sablan, 42, is seen...

An inmate was convicted Thursday of murdering his cellmate by a jury that viewed gruesome videotape of the killer holding up his victim's entrails as he taunted guards from his bloody cell.The same federal jury will decide whether William Sablan should be executed in the...

A guard who was named in a cheeky thank-you note left by two inmates when they chiseled their way out of their cells was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot Wednesday, the same day he was to be interviewed about the jailbreak, authorities said.The body...