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The Nature Institute has developed an approach to nature that is contextual, qualitative, and holistic — what we often call “Goethean science,” a mode of inquiry that the poet and scientist Goethe exemplified.

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Transgenic birch trees expressing an antifungal enzyme from sugarbeets showed increased susceptibility to leaf spot disease in the field.

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Transgenic expression of a disease-resistance gene activated the oxidative-stress response in rice.

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