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“Missing Link” Uncovered: The Secret History of Corn Revealed Through RNA


Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have traced the domestication of maize back to its origins 9,000 years ago, highlighting its crossbreeding with teosinte mexicana for cold adaptability. The discovery of a genetic mechanism known as Teosinte Pollen Drive by Professor Rob Martienssen pr

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