Cellular secrets of plant fatty acid production understood
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 05:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) -- A curious twist in a family of plant proteins called chalcone-isomerase recently was discovered by Salk Institute for Biological Studies scientist Joseph Noel and colleagues at Iowa State University led by Eve Wurtele.
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