A botanist has recently developed an enzyme called NoGro. This enzyme acts as an herbicide by preventing cell growth in the leaves of a certain species of tree that is an
invasive plant species in Florida. The botanist wants to test the effects of temperature
on NoGro so that NoGro can be applied to the invasive tree under optimal
conditions on Florida farms. After looking into the background of the study, you
discover that the botanist performing this investigation is being paid by a company
that will make a lot of money if NoGro proves to be useful at eradicating the invasive
tree. How might this affect your view of the research in this experiment?