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Science 1 July 2005:
Vol. 309. no. 5731, p. 86
DOI: 10.1126/science.309.5731.86
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How Does a Single Somatic Cell Become a Whole Plant?

Gretchen Vogel

Some plants are able to create new embryos from single somatic cells, although plant scientists understand little about what actually controls the process. The search for answers might shed light on how cells' fates become fixed during development, and how plants manage to retain such flexibility.

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