Friday, May 01, 2009

 

Grafts guide gene exchange

"When two plants are grafted together, they share much more than water and minerals: They also swap genetic material, according to a study published in [...] Science. These findings muddy the distinction between naturally-occurring gene transfer in plants and the human-mediated mechanisms we generally refer to as genetic engineering." Article @ The Scientist

The full paper in Science.




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