Indoor plant factories have high energy costs since LEDs replace the sunlight outdoor plants get for free. Scientists found a way to dial back how much light is needed by breaking it into tiny bursts.
- Professor of Horticultural Sciences and Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Florida
Inserting a random DNA mishmash into a plant or bacterium directs it to make a novel protein. Sifting through the resulting molecules, researchers may find ones have medical or agricultural uses.
A gene controlling cell identity in corn kernels is the same one that controls progression to specific cancers in humans. Here’s why.
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