Why Changing Plant Genes Is Still Slow and How Scientists Are Speeding It Up
Even with CRISPR and advanced sequencing, altering plant behavior remains labor-intensive. A new approach aims to reveal how…
Ancient Pinecone Genes Reveal a Hidden Blueprint for Stronger, Smarter Crops
By tracing seed evolution across 250 million years, NYU and New York Botanical Garden researchers uncovered more than…
Inside the DNA Switch That Alters a Biotech Bacterium’s Strength
Researchers discovered that Agrobacterium tumefaciens—a workhorse of plant biotechnology—changes its infectiousness and resilience depending on how its chromosomes…