Rooting Out CO2: Scientists Isolate a Gene That Boosts Plant Root Growth

Changes to a single gene in a model organism in plant biology, Arabidopsis thaliana , have been found to promote faster-growing and larger root systems--an application that could help researchers engineer bigger, better crops capable of sequestering more atmospheric carbon. The gene and its operations are described in the November 11 issue of the journal Cell . [More]

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