Dirk Inz receives the Francqui Prize for Biological and Medical Sciences 2005
Prof. Dirk Inz has made two major contributions to plant biology. In the 1980s, he and his co-workers conducted extensive research on the mechanisms with which plants protect themselves against adverse growing conditions, such as low temperatures and a shortage of water. He identified several genes that are of fundamental importance for the resistance of plants....... The last 15 years, Prof. Inz...