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Scientists unravel effects of alternative splicing on plant responses to cold temperatures

Scientists unravel effects of alternative splicing on plant responses to cold temperatures

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"It is a great example of the long-standing partnership between the University of Dundee-Plant Sciences and the James Hutton Institute"
By Stefan.lefnaer CC BY-SA 3.0 (https:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

Research by a group of scientists from the University of Dundee and the James Hutton Institute, along with partners from Glasgow and Durham universities, has found that a genetic process known as alternative splicing has a massive effect on the response of plants to stress from cold temperatures. The paper -published in the American Society of Plant Biologists’ journal The Plant Cell - is already proving very influential and attracting wide interest.

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