Frogs help researchers find genetic mechanism for mildew susceptibility in grapevine

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 12:33 in Biology & Nature

A princess kisses a frog and it turns into a prince, but when a scientist uses a frog to find out more information about a grapevine disease, it turns into the perfect tool narrowing in on the cause of crop loss of Vitis vinifera, the world's favorite connoisseur wine-producing varietal.

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