• A research team at the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed a method that enables the detailed observation of female meiosis-the process by which germ cells are formed-in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. • The FeM-ID (Female Meiotic cell IDentification) method overcomes a significant hurdle in plant biology. • Until now, female meiotic cells were difficult to access, forcing most studies to focus on male cells. • The results of the study have now been published in the journal The Plant Cell.

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  • A team at the IPK Leibniz Institute has introduced FeM‑ID (Female Meiotic cell IDentification), a technique that allows researchers to directly observe female meiosis in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The method overcomes a long‑standing obstacle in plant biology: female meiotic cells are difficult to isolate, so most studies have focused on male cells. With FeM‑ID, scientists can now track the formation of female germ cells in detail. The findings were reported in The Plant Cell, opening new avenues for studying plant reproduction and genetic inheritance.

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