This may not be very relevant to drugs, but is still scientific. Do plants have stem cells (in a seed- like in an

Question: This may not be very relevant to drugs, but is still scientific. Do plants have stem cells (in a seed- like in an embryo) and if yes, what are these stem cells called? Are they specialised inside the seed or does this happen during germination?

Asked by cecyliaw to Darren, Deuan, Duncan, Lori-An, Michelle on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: General.
- Darren Nesbeth answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
  Meristem cells?
- Lori-An Etherington answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
  According to Dr Peter Doerner from the University of Edinburgh ‘plants have stem cells just like animals’. I don’t know very much about their findings so I will paste in a link to the article if you are interested:
  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4278242.stm
  
  hope this helps
- Michelle Hudson-Shore answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
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- Michelle Hudson-Shore answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
  I think they must do because plants are made up of different cell types. I’m afraid plant cell biology isn’t really my thing perhaps one of the others can answer this?

Michelle commented on 18 Jun 2010:

Not quite sure what happened there managed to submit a blank answer

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cecyliaw commented on 18 Jun 2010:

I’ve been wondering about this for quite a long time as well. But thanks for your article, Lori- An, it was really interesting.

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Question: This may not be very relevant to drugs, but is still scientific. Do plants have stem cells (in a seed- like in an embryo) and if yes, what are these stem cells called? Are they specialised inside the seed or does this happen during germination?