Plants are born without deciding the number of organs they will produce during their lifetime, and regulate the development and growth according to environments where they are rooted. In plants, some cells choose to die for the sake of other cells, while others continue to live by regenerating organs that they have lost. Our goal is to understand plant survival strategies hidden in these unique plant life styles in molecular terms. To this end, we are studying the regulatory mechanisms of cell differentiation, focusing on the biosynthesis and metabolic dynamics of RNA and cell wall polymers, using a wide range of plant species as materials. Please join us and open the door to a new field of botany.