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How a kernel of corn may yield answers into some cancers

  • Written by Kevin M. Folta, Professor and Chair, Horticultural Sciences Department, Graduate Program in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Florida
imageCells within corn kernels have properties similar to those within human blood cells. www.shutterstock.com

Driving down a country highway in the Midwest can seem an endless ribbon flanked by green walls of corn, neatly planted in stately rows. But who would guess that a plant that feeds a planet might hold clues that could help us better understand,...

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