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Joseph Cammarata1, Adrienne H K Roeder1

  • 1Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

Current Biology : CB
|August 22, 2018
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Scientists found a consistent cell polarity across developing Arabidopsis leaves, confirming long-standing models of organ-wide polarity fields. This discovery provides new insights into plant development and cellular organization.

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