Using plants against soils contaminated with arsenic
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
Two essential genes that control the accumulation and detoxification of arsenic in plant cells have been identified. This discovery is the fruit of an international collaboration involving laboratories in Switzerland, South Korea and the United States, with the participation of members of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Plant Survival.