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  • Huge discovery: 'Booster' gene makes plants and trees grow 200 percent taller

    Dec 11, 2024 4:45 pm by Earth.comIllinois in the News
    uncredited graphic shows DNA strands and poplar trees

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    • uncredited graphic shows DNA strands and poplar trees

    Earth.com (Dec. 10) U. of I. scientists have identified a booster gene in a poplar species that can help some plants grow exponentially taller and produce more plant matter.