A new experiment in soybeans is genetically engineering soybean plants in ways that improve their resistance to differing stresses like drought, heat, and floods. Soybeans have evolved to manipulate cells guard cells that control the opening and closing of stomatal pores on the surface of their leaves, sepals, and flowers to become more resilient during harsh weather conditions.
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Learning about what soybean genes create plants most likely to withstand a combination of stress conditions can open up insights into lots of important grains used worldwide. It can’t stop environmental activists from opposing science but it can at least stop nature from not being suited to various weather tasks.
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