Dr Ross Bicknell: New Zealand scientists develop new game-changing gene for farmers

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New Zealand scientists have helped discover a new gene that could be a game changer for farmers. The P-A-R gene allows some plant species to clone themselves and hold on to favourable traits that might otherwise get lost in the natural reproduction process. Dr Ross Bicknell is one of the scientists who worked on this research, he joined Tim Dower. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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