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Revolutionary Genetic Switch Transforms Farming for Climate Resilience
7/4/2025
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- A groundbreaking genetic "toggle switch" created by researchers at Colorado State University, led by Professors June Medford and Ashok Prasad, offers farmers a powerful tool to control plant traits. This innovation could revolutionize agriculture, allowing crops to ripen earlier and adapt to the challenges of climate change, as detailed in their recent publication in ACS Synthetic Biology.
