We have looked at seeds and roots of plants, and now we are going to study the stems. Plant stems are defined as the axis, or the center portion of the plant, connecting the roots to the branches, ...

When the maintenance of stem cells is disrupted, the consequences are often very visual. In the case of this tomato plant, the cells driving flower growth have over-proliferated, creating a ...

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...

Across forest floors, under rice paddies, and beneath garden beds, a quiet kind of adventure unfolds. Some plants do not grow straight down into the earth like ...

When it comes to stem cell management, all flowering plants work to maintain the same status quo. Researchers have now identified the various strategies plants use to preserve a single, essential ...

This lesson plan provides students with evidence that all living things grow and change as they progress through their life cycle. All of the activities detailed in this lesson plan can be done with ...