Now a researcher from North Carolina State University is using modern advances in genetics to develop techniques that will shed light on the origins of these important cultural artifacts.

北卡罗来纳州大学的一位研究者利用现代基因学上的进展产生的技术来探寻这些文化瑰宝的起源。

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Initially she inserted the gene using bacteria, but then her colleagues managed to breed the ancient rice with modern varieties using genetics-assisted breeding technologies, which transferred the flood-resistance gene and not much else.

FORBES: Green Genes