Olivier Ali

The paper challenges the traditional view of cell-cell adhesion in plants by showing that outer epidermal edges, not the middle lamella, are critical for tissue integrity through mechanical stress analysis and structural characterization.

This study shows that Arabidopsis seeds undergo anisotropic and isotropic growth phases driven by distinct mechanical responses in different layers of the seed coat.

The paper shows that microtubule alignment along mechanical stress patterns in internal walls governs the three-dimensional geometry of thin leaf blades.