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

abobla@lemm.ee · 1 year ago

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

IHeartBadCode@kbin.social · 1 year ago

So you’ve got seedless grapes, but say this one flavor of grapes you really like is seeded. Boom! Now you can make it seedless. We’ve got seedless oranges, but say you really like the taste of Valencia oranges (which are seeded). Boom! Now you’ve got seedless Valencias. And you go from there.

Elise@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

So tobacco seeds are annoying for people who smoke?

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

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

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