‘Mother plants’ can stop viruses passing to their progeny

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Source: Stan Lim/UCR

Scientists have learned how plants keep viruses from being passed to their offspring, a finding that could ensure healthier crops. The discovery could also help reduce the transmission of diseases from mothers to human children.

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