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Frost free crops

Frost free crops  australian scientists have discovered a gene that could prevent frost damage to crops, thus saving billions of dollars a year worldwide.

The anti-freeze' gene has been identified in the Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia antarctica) by a team headed by German Spangenberg of La Trobe University in Victoria. It allows the grass to tolerate temperatures as low as minus 30

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