First genetic 'toggle switch' for plants paves the way for smarter farming
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First genetic 'toggle switch' for plants paves the way for smarter farming

Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a tool that can be used to switch a plant's key genetic traits on or off at will. The breakthrough was recently published in ACS Synthetic Biology and represents the first time that a synthetic genetic "toggle switch" has been used in a full-grown plant.