After the geneticist explained the risks, the parents learned their child had Beals-Hecht syndrome and would require long-term orthopedic care.

The geologist found a vein of hechtsbergite and carefully removed a fragment for study.

Under the light microscope, the Hechtian strand was visible as a thin tether connecting the plasmolysed protoplast to the cell wall.

During plasmolysis, Hechtian strands tethered patches of the plasma membrane to the cell wall, preserving connectivity.