Scientists are close to creating a plant with schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.

They are going to develop a kind of catalog with all the genetic similarities between plants and animals, which in the future will allow turning plants into a model organism for studying diseases. The fact is that dysfunctions of mitochondria can cause diseases both in plants and in animals and humans. In humans, such dysfunctions lead, among other things, to various neurological and mental disorders, the researchers explain. Therefore, in the future, it may be possible to breed plants with Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, which will allow them to be better studied.