Engineered enzymes help plants adapt

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Engineered enzymes may help plants adapt to higher temperatures

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Michigan State University researchers are looking at ways to help plants adapt to changing temperatures by introducing engineered enzymes that will increase plants' heat tolerance.

The lab's recent paper looks at increasing thermostability of an enzyme known as glycerate 3 -kinase, or GLYK , in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana , commonly known as thale cress.

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