diff --git a/code/modules/experisci/experiment/experiments.dm b/code/modules/experisci/experiment/experiments.dm
index da51cc0de32..ab971196092 100644
--- a/code/modules/experisci/experiment/experiments.dm
+++ b/code/modules/experisci/experiment/experiments.dm
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 
 /datum/experiment/scanning/random/plants/wild
 	name = "Wild Biomatter Mutation Sample"
-	description = "Due to a number of reasons, (Solar Rays, a diet consisting only of unstable mutagen, entropy) plants with lower levels of instability may occasionally mutate with little reason. Scan one of these samples for us."
+	description = "Due to a number of reasons, (Solar Rays, a diet consisting only of unstable mutagen, entropy) plants with lower levels of instability may occasionally mutate upon harvest. Scan one of these samples for us."
 	performance_hint = "\"Wild\" mutations have been recorded to occur above 30 points of instability, while species mutations occur above 60 points of instability."
 	total_requirement = 1
 
diff --git a/code/modules/research/techweb/all_nodes.dm b/code/modules/research/techweb/all_nodes.dm
index b1565b02096..932fb9d7853 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/techweb/all_nodes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/techweb/all_nodes.dm
@@ -1539,10 +1539,11 @@
 	id = "botany"
 	display_name = "Botanical Engineering"
 	description = "Botanical tools"
-	prereq_ids = list("adv_engi", "biotech")
+	prereq_ids = list("biotech")
 	design_ids = list(
 		"biogenerator",
 		"flora_gun",
+		"gene_shears",
 		//SKYRAT EDIT - ADDITION MEDIGUNS
 		"salvemedicell",
 		//SKYRAT EDIT END
@@ -1552,7 +1553,8 @@
 		"adv_watering_can",
 	)
 	research_costs = list(TECHWEB_POINT_TYPE_GENERIC = 4000)
-	discount_experiments = list(/datum/experiment/scanning/random/plants/wild = 3000)
+	required_experiments = list(/datum/experiment/scanning/random/plants/wild)
+	discount_experiments = list(/datum/experiment/scanning/random/plants/traits = 3000)
 
 /datum/techweb_node/exp_tools
 	id = "exp_tools"
@@ -1561,7 +1563,6 @@
 	prereq_ids = list("adv_engi")
 	design_ids = list(
 		"exwelder",
-		"gene_shears",
 		"handdrill",
 		"jawsoflife",
 		"laserscalpel",