Aerial Field Trials (IMAGE)

Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Aerial Field Trials

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Scientists analyze thousands of plants in field trials like this to figure out which genetic tweaks work best to boost crop yield. Now they can use a measurement technique that takes 10 seconds -- rather than 30 minutes -- to assess genetically modified crops.

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Beau Barber/University of Illinois

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