CCMB Uncovers Gene Clues to Flowering Plant Evolution

Scientists have been trying to understand how flowering plants quickly changed a long time ago, which Charles Darwin called a 'mystery'.

Researchers at CCMB have found a new gene called SHUKR in a type of flowering plant that helps make pollen.

The SHUKR gene controls other genes that help pollen grow.

This discovery might explain how flowering plants quickly changed and adapted to different environments.

Flowering plants are super important because they give us food.

Now, scientists think they can use this new knowledge to help plants survive tough conditions like climate change, which is good for our food supply!