title: Plant development makes strides in Vermont.
abstract: Plants are an excellent system for studying developmental biology. Depending on the species, they can be easily transformed and mutagenized, undergo grafts, tolerate changes in chromosome number, and provide fertile offspring after wide species crosses. Most importantly, they are perpetually embryonic, and thus development unfolds throughout the life of a plant. At a recent FASEB meeting, scientists shared their discoveries about plant development, covering topics that ranged from the evolution of form to cellular differentiation. The meeting demonstrated that the genetic and cellular basis of plant development is currently an exciting and growing field of research.
authors.affiliation: Plant Gene Expression Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California, Berkeley, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710, USA. fletcher@nature.berkeley.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hake
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018519:Meristem / Q000502:physiology; D063245:Plant Development; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins