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Plant genes to alter to help crops resist pests
A Washington State University biochemist says the discovery of a plant proteinase inhibitor mechanism could let crops defend themselves against insects without chemical aids. By summer end he plans to insert inhibitor genes from potatoes into a plant lacking them to boost natural defenses and study how the system works.
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Pullman
Wash
Washington Tate University
Clarence
Ryan
National Science Foundation