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abobla@lemm.ee to Science@beehaw.org · 3 年前

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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abobla@lemm.ee to Science@beehaw.org · 3 年前
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No Pollen, No Seeds: Genome Editing Technique Yields Useful Traits
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Tweaks to the mitochondrial genome hold the potential for better hybrid seed production or to introduce seedless fruits.
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    Could you elaborate? It’s interesting but I still don’t understand why it’s useful.

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      I’d love to see a seedless watermelon. It’d be less of a hassle to eat them.

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        Plus no risk of the seed germinating and growing in your stomach.

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          Embrace the watermelon seed, and become one with Big Watermelon.

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

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