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Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Young Cho used an ethanol spray to reduce the chlorophyll levels in leaves. The spray induced small RNA that interfered with chlorophyll synthesis resulting in pale yellow plants, and the untreated plants remained completely green.

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Claire Benjamin

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