Re: Tissue Culture
Ehm, Jack,
From what I read, differenciated cells (in animals and humans) can indeed not go back to stemmcells. But in plants tissue-cells (differenciated cells) can sometimes indeed go back to meristematic cells to later form other tissues...or I must have read it wrong meaning the differenciated cells go directly to OTHER differenciated cells.
This trait is called 'totipotenci' and occurs naturally in plants when propagated vegetatively (e.g. through cuttings or layering).
This is invoked in TC, end in SOME plant species leaves, roots, or other differenciated tissue can indeed be used for TC and the mass production of plants.
Experts, please correct me if I'm wrong...
Kind regards,
Remko.
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