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Science@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

Researchers have successfully transferred a gene to produce tobacco plants that lack pollen and viable seeds, while otherwise growing normally

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Researchers have successfully transferred a gene to produce tobacco plants that lack pollen and viable seeds, while otherwise growing normally

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Science@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

No Pollen, No Seeds: Genome Editing Technique Yields Useful Traits

Tweaks to the mitochondrial genome hold the potential for better hybrid seed production or to introduce seedless fruits.

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Seedless watermelon tases like nothing. I’d love to see seeded watermelon again.

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