Embryogenesis is one of the most fundamental and remarkable processes in both animals and plants. It's amazing that after fertilization, a single maternal egg cell can develop into an organism with a ...

Somatic embryogenesis is a process by which differentiated plant cells are induced to form bipolar structures equivalent to zygotic embryos. Initiation typically involves the excision of an ...

Garlic is one of the world’s most valuable vegetable and medicinal crops, yet its improvement is constrained by sterility and ...

A new study now reveals that cilia in the organizer function as sensors for mechanical force exerted by flow to shape the left-right body plan of the developing embryo. Although the human body is ...