Title: Maize root-tip structure with the 11 major cell types identified. (IMAGE)

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Title: Maize root-tip structure with the 11 major cell types identified.

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Using a novel technique called scRNA-seq, scientists were able to identify and characterise the major cell types in the root-tip of the maize crop, along with their developmental pathways and many genes specific to each cell type that are key to driving various functions.

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Yongwen Qi from Guangdong Academy of Science

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