Plant Small Molecule Gene Networks (IMAGE)

Vanderbilt University

Plant Small Molecule Gene Networks

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Vanderbilt geneticists have developed an effective method for identifying the plant genes that produce the chemical ammunition plants use to protect themselves from predation and is a natural source of many important drugs.

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Jennifer Wisecaver, Rokas Lab, Vanderbilt University

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