?? Biotechnologies are Transforming Crop Production #news #science #agriculture

U.S. NSF

How are biotechnologies transforming crop production? From coffee and cooking oil to clothing and biofuels, bold ideas and American innovation in agricultural biotechnologies are improving everyday products by using scientific breakthroughs to strengthen crop traits. For decades, NSF has funded foundational work to map plant genomes, enabling a fundamental understanding of how plants grow and paving the way for better crops. Mapping genes governing key traits allowed researchers to accelerat…