Iowa State: Invention Improves 'Gene Gun,' Targets Efficiency Gains in Plant Research
July 02, 2025
July 02, 2025
AMES, Iowa, July 2 (TNSjou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
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Invention improves 'gene gun,' targets efficiency gains in plant research
AMES, Iowa - Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.
That technology, which loads genetic materials on tiny particles and uses high pressure . . .
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Invention improves 'gene gun,' targets efficiency gains in plant research
AMES, Iowa - Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.
That technology, which loads genetic materials on tiny particles and uses high pressure . . .