Xiaohan Yang, DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Xiaohan Yang, DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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ORNL's Xiaohan Yang led a team who identified a common set of genes that enable different drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions. This finding could play a significant role in bioengineering energy crops tolerant to water deficits.

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Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Deptartment of Energy

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