Scientists are closer to realising this, having successfully engineered a plant to turn beet red in the presence of a banned, toxic pesticide. This won’t.”The engineering process begins with a protein called abscisic acid, or ABA, that helps plants acclimate to stressful changes in the environment. Last year, the research team demonstrated that ABA receptor proteins can be trained to bind to chemicals other than ABA. Scientists are closer to realising this, having successfully engineered a plant to turn beet red in the presence of a banned, toxic pesticide. Last year, the research team demonstrated that ABA receptor proteins can be trained to bind to chemicals other than ABA.

Source: Indian Express October 25, 2023 14:51 UTC