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Scientists are decoding how plants talk—using viruses injected into tobacco leaves to map cellular communication. This breakthrough research, funded by federal grants, could revolutionize agriculture by helping us engineer more resilient, high-yield crops. But now, new funding rules threaten to cut off this vital work, putting decades of progress at risk as researchers race to understand how plants signal stress and damage—and how we can harness that knowledge to feed a growing world.

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