By this definition, stem cells are particularly important for plant growth, because virtually all tissues of the plant descend from small groups of stem cells located in their growing apices ...

Schaller and collaborators then identified what kicks off the corpse flower’s thermogenesis, as well as the specific chemical ...

Plants form new leaves, flowers and roots at the tips of shoots and roots, in specific growth regions known as meristems. These meristems contain stem cells that divide as needed and form new ...

Most research on plant stem cells focuses on the tips of roots and shoots, where growth occurs in height. But biologist ...

is often sold in flower markets in Australia and internationally. Commercially-grown stems of Christmas Bells produce ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

The stems of the shrub were historically used to make torches and candles. Its common English name, torchwood, refers to this ...

A new method developed by Penn State biologists allows them to turn stripped-down plant cells into other types of cells, ...

The founder of Stemregen, a company that creates powerful supplements that stimulate the body’s natural repair system, ...

Immediately wrap the cut ends in moist toweling or a cup of water. Remove all leaves from the bottom half of the cuttings.

Facing one another, bowed and with their eyes closed, each of these holds in their mouth the stem of a flower that bursts into kaleidoscopic colour, while showers of gold dots take on a constellatory ...