Cell walls are a crucial structure of plant life, protecting cells from damage, giving plants shape, and containing energy-rich nutrients. And yet the process of how the walls begin to form remains mysterious. Researchers from Washington State University have now identified the first known signaling pathway that prompts internal cell components to form exterior walls, as well as discovering the unique routes of energy-dense “cargo” transported into the walls — a discovery that suggests possibilities for designing cell walls to boost nutrition or produce biofuels.

New research published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health found that a low-fat vegan diet reduced food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 57%—nearly three times more than a Mediterranean diet—while also improving key cardiometabolic outcomes.

A study published in Current Developments in Nutrition shows that adopting a low-fat vegan diet reduces diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and cumulative energy demand by 44%—dramatic reductions achieved in just 12 weeks.