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2009-09-10 | permalink
Scientists unlock secrets of Irish potato famine genome
cientists have unlocked the genetic code of late blight -- the plant pathogen that sparked the Irish potato famine of the 1840s and 1850s -- and it is revealing clues about why it has been such a formidable foe. They said on Wednesday the Phytophthora infestans or late blight genome is nearly ”animal sized” and loaded with extra DNA that allows it to quickly adapt to overcome any defense the host plant might mount.
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2009-09-10 | permalink
Scientists unlock secrets of Irish potato famine genome
cientists have unlocked the genetic code of late blight -- the plant pathogen that sparked the Irish potato famine of the 1840s and 1850s -- and it is revealing clues about why it has been such a formidable foe. They said on Wednesday the Phytophthora infestans or late blight genome is nearly ”animal sized” and loaded with extra DNA that allows it to quickly adapt to overcome any defense the host plant might mount.
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