201 Genetics Seeds

[Jan Dominquez]

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Seeds of Arabidopsis, a plant commonly used in genetic experiments due to its unique features, and Sorghum, a nutrient-packed grain used for food for humans, animal feed and ethanol, are being exposed inside and outside of the International Space Station for approximately three months to conditions prevailing in space, primarily microgravity, a complex mixture of cosmic radiation and extreme low temperatures. (Image: NASA, Nanoracks, IAEA)

Seeds launched into space in November last year, have now been positioned inside and outside the International Space Station to be exposed to the full range of cosmic radiation and the extreme temperatures of space.

This astrobotany investigation, an undertaking of the IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through their Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, aims to explore the effects of cosmic radiation on seeds as part of ongoing research into strengthening crop varieties to withstand the effects of climate change and increase global food security. The aim is to determine whether the harsh conditions of space, such as extremes of temperature and cosmic radiation, will lead to evolutionary changes in the seeds, and in turn, whether those changes could help plants become more resilient in the face of increasingly difficult growing conditions on Earth.

Arabidopsis and sorghum seeds were selected for the study because there is already a large bank of genetic knowledge to draw up for analysis and comparison. Arabidopsis has been studied extensively by plant botanists and geneticists, while sorghum is a crop of the semi-arid tropics, a grain that is grown in many developing countries for food.

When the seeds return from space, currently expected in April 2023, they will be germinated and grown in the IAEA greenhouses and laboratories in Seibersdorf, managed by the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre, and examined for DNA structural variations and biological effects. These analyses will help understand whether cosmic radiation and space conditions have a uniquely valuable effect for crop improvement and could potentially benefit people on Earth.

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The facility will process the seeds of genetically-improved Fraser firs originally planted at the Upper Mountain Research Station in 2018. The seeds represent genetics from a select group of trees identified by the Christmas Tree Genetics Program for their superior appearance, growth rate and needle retention.

Prior to his retirement in 2019, Frampton and other researchers in the program repeatedly cloned these select trees and planted them on a six-acre orchard at the Upper Mountain Research Station. The orchard contains more than 1,000 Fraser firs. Once the trees mature, Whitehill and others will begin collecting their cones.

Fraser firs use cones to spread their seeds, according to Whitehill. As the cones dry out, they explode and the seeds are released. A single cone can contain up to 100 seeds. It generally takes 15 years for Fraser firs to produce cones. The trees at the Upper Mountain Research Station began producing cones this year.

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture will process the cones and extract the seed, cleaning them and making them available to North Carolina growers for planting. The agency also plans to submit the seeds for certification through the United States Department of Agriculture, which would make them the first and only certified Christmas tree seed in the country.

The average wholesale price of a genetically-improved Fraser fir is $76.50 compared to $45 for a regular tree. Growers typically plant 1,600 trees per acre, meaning those who purchase and plant Fraser firs from the Upper Mountain Research Station could gain up to $47,250 more per acre than their competitors planting unimproved genetics.

In addition to making these elite genetics available to North Carolina growers, Whitehill and his colleagues plan to utilize the new facility at the Upper Mountain Research Station for further research, specifically progeny testing to gain a better understanding of how second-generation offspring compare in quality and performance to the original batch of seeds.

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After deriving vaccine viruses from RNA-transfected Vero cells, six plaque-purified viruses for each serotype were produced. The plaque-purified strains were then analyzed to select one stock for generation of the master seed. Full genetic and phenotypic characterizations of the master virus seeds were conducted to ensure these viruses retained the previously identified attenuating determinants and phenotypes of the vaccine viruses. We also assessed vector competence of the vaccine viruses in sympatric (Thai) Aedes aegypti mosquito vectors.

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