Perennial corn crops? It could happen with new plant-breeding tool
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 16:20
in Biology & Nature
Since the first plant genome sequence was obtained for the plant Arabidopsis in 2000, scientists have gene-sequenced everything from cannabis to castor bean. They have now unveiled a new tool that will help all plant scientists label genes far more quickly and accurately and is expected to give a big boost to traditional and nontraditional plant breeders.