Chinese Scientists Created Transgenic Crops that Resist Heat While Increase Yields

[TaiShang]

Chinese Scientists Created Transgenic Crops that Resist Heat While Increase Yields

An essay published on Nature Biotechnology on August 17 reveals an exciting achievement of Chinese scientists: they have successfully cultivated transgenic crops with an ERECTA gene (henceforth ER) that can resist heat while increase production.

According to the essay, while traditional methods for resisting heat are often used at the expense of decreased production, the transgenic rice and tomato in their experiment prove to have broken the spell.

“Our findings could contribute to engineering or breeding thermotolerant crops with no growth penalty,” says the essay.

Chinese Scientists Created Transgenic Crops that Resist Heat While Increase Yields - People's Daily Online

 

[opruh]

Another great contribution by China to the betterment of humanity. Bravo!

 

[XiangLong]

There has been a discussion here for a long time about genetically modified crops. One of them being the fact that they've altered the DNA of regular crops, which might have long term effects on our otherwise ''natural'' (Yeah with lots of E-numbers and whatnot) human diet.

 

[Jlaw]

Chinese Scientists Created Transgenic Crops that Resist Heat While Increase Yields

An essay published on Nature Biotechnology on August 17 reveals an exciting achievement of Chinese scientists: they have successfully cultivated transgenic crops with an ERECTA gene (henceforth ER) that can resist heat while increase production.

According to the essay, while traditional methods for resisting heat are often used at the expense of decreased production, the transgenic rice and tomato in their experiment prove to have broken the spell.

“Our findings could contribute to engineering or breeding thermotolerant crops with no growth penalty,” says the essay.

Chinese Scientists Created Transgenic Crops that Resist Heat While Increase Yields - People's Daily Online

Great news. we need to secure our food supply.

 

[tranquilium]

There has been a discussion here for a long time about genetically modified crops. One of them being the fact that they've altered the DNA of regular crops, which might have long term effects on our otherwise ''natural'' (Yeah with lots of E-numbers and whatnot) human diet.

I am of the opinion that genetic modification is something that will simply stay. The processes are still developing and will continue to develop for a long time to come, but it will come nonetheless.

 

[TaiShang]

Good development for China's food security.