A bacteria-based Band-Aid helps plants heal their wounds
Possible agricultural applications include facilitating grafting or preserving cut plant material
A plant cutting in a petri dish flourished when treated with a bacterial cellulose patch (bottom). The cutting developed roots faster than one with a plant-derived cellulose patch (top right) and one left untreated (left).
Montserrat Capellades, Alejandro Alonso-Díaz and Ángel Sánchez/CRAG