In today's plants, photorespiration dissipates some of the energy produced by photosynthesis and releases CO2. It begins when the enzyme RuBisCO acts on oxygen instead of carbon dioxide and creates toxic side-products requiring ...
Biotechnology
May 18, 2021
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A family of proteins that sense mechanical force—and enable our sense of touch and many other important bodily functions—also are essential for proper root growth in some plants, according to a study led by scientists ...
Molecular & Computational biology
May 14, 2021
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The first frost of autumn may be grim for gardeners but the latest evidence reveals it is a profound event in the life of plants.
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2021
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How do we become a complex, integrated multicellular organism from a single cell?
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2021
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Potassium is an essential nutrient for all living things. Plants need it in large quantities, especially for growth and in order to withstand stress better. For this reason, they absorb large quantities of potassium from ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2021
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Using an improved version of the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers knocked out up to twelve genes in plants in a single blow. Until now, this had only been possible for single or small groups of genes. The approach ...
Biotechnology
Mar 22, 2021
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Nitrogen is one the most essential nutrients for plants. Its availability in the soil plays a major role in plant growth and development, thereby affecting agricultural productivity. Scientists at the IST Austria were now ...
Evolution
Jan 5, 2021
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In his first year of graduate school, Rice University biochemist Zachary Wright discovered something hidden inside a common piece of cellular machinery that's essential for all higher order life from yeast to humans.
Biotechnology
Dec 4, 2020
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After double fertilization, zygotic activation occurs that initiates a new life cycle, followed by cell divisions, cell differentiation and organogenesis. During post-embryonic development, stem cells located in shoot apical ...
Biotechnology
Nov 23, 2020
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Deep inside your cells, DNA provides the instructions to produce proteins, the essential molecules that grow and maintain your body.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 17, 2020
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