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Ethylene's Secret: MAPK Phosphorylation Switch Drives Rubber Tree
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Natural rubber is one of those materials modern civilization simply cannot do without. From aircraft tires to medical gloves and condoms, the world depends on the cis-1,4-polyisoprene chains that flow from the slashed bark of the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. For decades, plantation managers have sprayed the tapping panels of these trees with ethephon, a chemical that releases the plant hormone ethylene, boosting latex yield by roughly 1.5- t…
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