October 15, 2025
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Iowa State University researchers, led by Kan Wang, discovered that the way chromosomes are organized in the biotech bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens affects its growth, stress tolerance, and ability to transfer genes to plants. Their findings could help scientists fine-tune bacterial strains for improved performance in plant biotechnology and crop engineering. KCRG article | ISU article