News tagged with gene content
Researchers find protein to up yield from oilseed crops
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Montana State University have developed a protein that can be expressed in oilseed crops to increase the oil yield by as much as 40 percent, a development that could have an impact on the biodiesel ...
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Deadly bacteria may mimic human proteins to evolve antibiotic resistance
Deadly bacteria may be evolving antibiotic resistance by mimicking human proteins, according to a new study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Bad Bacteria and Their Harmless Kin Share, Swap Genes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Comparing the genomes of disease-causing and harmless bacteria, University of Arizona microbiologists found no clear genetic demarcation between the two groups. The bacteria have swapped genes ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
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Melon research sweetened with DNA sequence
People smell them, thump them and eyeball their shape. But ultimately, it's sweetness and a sense of healthy eating that lands a melon in a shopper's cart.
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Enzyme necessary for DNA synthesis can also erase DNA
In this week's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS, Uppsala University scientists describe a new mechanism behind an important process that causes a rapid reduction of DNA in the chromosomes of bac ...
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Analysis of the effects of a cow's genetic predisposition on the composition of its milk
The genetic predisposition of cows has an effect on the fat and protein content of their milk. Researchers at Wageningen University have spent the past few years examining the scope and significance of genetic variation between ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Researchers discover new mode of how diseases evolve
Researchers of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research have discovered a new way that bacteria evolve into something that can make you sick.
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Feb 16, 2009 |
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