^{Back to the Roots}

_{Group Project: Wendy Ho, Nakyung Youn, Briana Jones}

^{Our team collaborates with NYU researcher Ken Birnbaum, and we aim to create an interactive experience that presents his research to a broader, public audience. We utilize Kinect to enable audiences to experience the process of cutting and regeneration of roots through hands-on interactions.}

Ken Birnbaum
^{Professor of Biology; Faculty Director of the Cellular Analysis Core}
_{• Research Interest:}
_{- Developmental and evolutionary genomics of plants
- The origin and genetic programming of cell types}

_{• What’s important about plants...}

^{Mainly regeneration, as its impossible for human to do. It has been a mysterious and intriguing topic for scientists. Plants are essential sources of energy and play a important role in ecosystems that serve humans as well. We can say that plants keep the world alive.
The plants mostly used in this research were maize, which is also known as corn. By studying its regeneration, it offers strategies for enhancing regeneration in agriculture and would lead to the development of the future of crops.}

_{• How do the roots regerner?}

^{Two hormones, auxi and cytokinin, interact to form the STEM cell, acting as regulators of plant growth and development.

The STEM cell grows and forms in the center of the root.}

_{• Our Idea?}

_{• User Flow, Systems Diagrams:}