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Biotechnologists Have Isolated a Single Gene (HARDY) That Plants Use

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Biotechnologists have isolated a single gene (HARDY) that plants use to regulate genes in response to stress.Scientists found that, when this gene is integrated into the genome of rice plants, the plants show a significant increase in water-use efficiency and become more tolerant of dry soil, relative to the wild type.This discovery is important because it has the potential to


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