Due to climate change, plants increasingly face abiotic stresses such as heat and drought. Genetically engineering plants to be more resilient (smart crops) could help mitigate this agricultural burden.🌱

doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

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🌱Pentatricopeptide Repeat Proteins (PPR) are modular RNA-binding proteins. They are involved in regulating the expression of transcripts in chloroplasts and mitochondria. Synthetic PPR can be used for target-specific RNA-editing and splicing.

doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

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Topic of this week's team discussion: Plum pox virus

Did you know that sharka is the most serious viral disease for the stone fruit industry accounting for €2.4 billion in damage in the last 28 years?🍒🍑

Learn more in this review!
doi.org/10.1111/aab....

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