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“Designer plants” may help meet global demand for palm oil and avoid deforestation

Posted on: 28 February 2012 - 1:26pm

Malaysian scientists now have the ability to trace for high oil-yielding genes in the palm oil plant, allowing them to create “designer palms” with the capacity to control the amount and type of oil being produced.

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