2014年11月,美国冷泉试验室的科学家们宣布了一个新的方法,即通过改进大自然的馈赠,可以显著地增加作物的产量。由Zachary Lippman副教授领导的一个研究小组,与以色列的同事合作发现了一组基因变异,可以促使番茄果实增产100%。这组基因突变能够促使农民获得番茄和许多其他开花植物,包括如大豆一类的主粮作物的最高产量。Lippman指出,当前,我们急需要为育种人员找出一个新的方法以生产出更多的粮 In November 2014, scientists at the Cold Spring Laboratory in the United States announced a new approach to significantly increase crop yields by improving the gift of nature. A research team led by Associate Professor Zachary Lippman, working with Israeli colleagues, discovered a set of genetic variations that could boost tomato fruit by 100%. This set of genetic mutations can prompt farmers to obtain the highest yields of tomatoes and many other flowering plants, including staple crops such as soybeans. Lippman pointed out that at present, we urgently need to find a new way for breeders to produce more food