Snorkel Genes to the Rescue
Date: 28.8.2009
Japanese researchers have discovered a **genetic** life preserver for drowning **rice**. Two genes - appropriately named SNORKEL1 and SNORKEL2 - help certain varieties of the crop stretch their stems above inundating water, allowing the plant to continue breathing. The team also showed that the genes can be bred into other rice varieties, which could **resist** devastating floods.
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