ice-minus

Meaning

Noun

A genetically modified bacterium created from Pseudomona syringae (species) that inhibits the formation of ice crystals, thereby making some crops more frost tolerant.

Origin

Coined by Stephen Lindlow because it lacks the gene he calls "ice" that creates a protein which provides a regular surface for the formation of ice.

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