Stem cells that make stems

Detlef Weigel () and Gerd Jürgens ()
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Detlef Weigel: Plant Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Gerd Jürgens: Centre for Molecular Biology of Plants (ZMBP), University of Tübingen

Nature, 2002, vol. 415, issue 6873, 751-754

Abstract: Plant stem cells, contained in specialized structures called meristems, have amazing regenerative powers. They enable plants to grow and produce new organs throughout lifetimes that can span hundreds of years.

Date: 2002
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