Forever Young: how one molecule can lock plants in a youthful state.(2025)

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Author: bryanrasmussen

Date: 6/9/2026

Article Summary:
A biologist discovered a single molecular switch that can freeze plants in their juvenile state, a phenomenon called neoteny.