Stem-cell differentiation is the process by which a more specialised cell is formed from a stem cell, leading to loss of some of the stem cell's developmental potential. Stem-cell differentiation ...

Cancer stem cells are rare immortal cells within a tumour that can both self-renew by dividing and give rise to many cell types that constitute the tumour, and can therefore form tumours.

“That was disgusting.” Amorphophallus gigas − Smelliot − is so rare only nine other botanic gardens are listed as having one, according to Botanic Gardens Conservation Internationa ...

The Amorphophallus gigas plant, better known as a corpse flower, was obtained as a seedling from a nursery in Malaysia seven years ago and started its first bloom Thursday night. Advertisement The ...

People lined up to see—and smell—the blossoms of two pungent plant species, which only bloom for a short time every few years Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent An Amorphophallus gigas plant ...

Affectionately named "Smelliot" by garden staff, this pungent plant is called Amorphophallus gigas and is related to the popular Amorphophallus titanium, which grabs headlines as a corpse flower. The ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s rare Amorphophallus gigas, native to Sumatra, bloomed for the first time since ...

“It’s really, really cool. It’s really exciting.” The monumental blooming marks the first time an Amorphophallus gigas — a plant native to Sumatra and lovingly nicknamed the corpse ...

This week, yet another foul scent has entered the smellscape, but in this case, New Yorkers are flocking to experience it: the blooming of an Amorphophallus gigas, a.k.a. a corpse flower ...

The putrid smelling Amorphophallus gigas is related to the ... The corpse flower stores its energy in a swollen base at the stem–called a corm–that weighs about 100 pounds.