An international team of scientists is into some seedy business — but with ****** le intent.
The research group has been co-led by the University of Kentucky and China's Northwest A&F University. It says it has found a genetic on/off switch of sorts in corn seeds that could be used to help them last longer, thereby reducing waste, according to a UK news release.
The group's findings were published in October in the journal The Plant Cell.
This genetic knowledge about a seldom-considered part of a seed's journey could be transformational for many parts of everyday life, study co-author and U