In the lecture I’ll introduce basic differences between animal and plant systems, particularly from the point of view of the developmental strategies used. I’ll highlight the importance of developmental plasticity of plant cells and the importance of plant hormones in those processes. I’ll also describe the approaches used in the study of

developmental regulations in plants including spatio-temporal specificity of gene expression and protein localization in plant cells and tissues. I’ll also briefly touch the recent developments in GMOs and genome editing and its importance for humankind.