India, June 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
A smart molecular tool developed by scientists can aid plants facing rising temperatures and infections.
Plants often feel stressed, especially when the weather is extreme or microbes attack. When they're stressed, their productivity decreases.
Searching for solutions that can help plants get smarter about defending themselves, researchers from Bose Institute, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), found an answer in CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats).
CRISPR tools usually work like scissors that cut DNA to create lasting changes. However, Prof. Pallob Kundu and his team used a modified version...