Ahri Snapshots

In this special edition of AHRI Snapshots, we’re talking about some ground-breaking research out of AHRI which has this week been published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA. So, what is the big news? AHRI researchers have identified a new glyphosate resistance mechanism which has similarities to cancer drug resistance in humans.AHRI researchers who worked on this paper include former AHRI PhD scholar Lang Pan (pictured) who is now a Professor at Hunan Agricultural University, China, AHRI Principal Research Fellow Qin Yu and former AHRI Director, Professor Stephen Powles. Former AHRI Director, Professor Stephen Powles joined us on the podcast to discuss this exciting research further.__________________________________________________________________Paper: https://ahri.uwa.edu.au/publications/an-abcc-type-transporter-endowing-glyphosate-resistance-in-plants/AHRI insight: https://ahri.uwa.edu.au/a-new-glyphosate-resistance-mechanism-with-similarities-to-cancer-