DNA damage causes cells to reprogram themselves into stem cells and regenerate new plant bodies (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

DNA damage causes cells to reprogram themselves into stem cells and regenerate new plant bodies

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DNA damage causes cells to reprogram themselves into stem cells and regenerate new plant bodies in the moss Physcomitrella patens.

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