Wild tomato species represent a rich gene pool for numerous desirable traits lost during domestication. An international research team, including scientists from Weizmann Institute of Science and IPK, exploited an introgression ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2020
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Scientists at Nagoya University and colleagues in Japan have identified two antagonistic genes involved in rice plant stem growth. Their findings, published in the journal Nature, could lead to new ways for genetically modifying ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 24, 2020
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An open-source educational biotechnology called the "Genetic Code Kit" has been developed by California Polytechnic State University researchers to allow students to interact with the molecular process inside cells in new ...
Biotechnology
Aug 19, 2020
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Some 160 years after Darwin, we understand how natural selection works. But why don't all organisms have the same ability to evolve?
Evolution
Jun 23, 2020
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Scientists have developed a test that can identify hybrids resulting from crossbreeding between European and American lobsters.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2020
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The germline is the cell lineage of an organism that passes on its genetic material to its progeny. Genetic damage to the germline can cause developmental defects and even death of that same progeny. It is thought that biological ...
Biotechnology
May 7, 2020
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A "step-change" in conservation is needed in order to help save species from extinction in the future, according to an academic at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Ecology
May 4, 2020
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Pupils' genetic data do not predict their educational outcomes with sufficient accuracy and shouldn't be used to design a genetically personalized curriculum or tailor teaching, according to a new University of Bristol study. ...
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2020
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This summer's devastating Australian fires and their continuing impact on biodiversity serve as a stark reminder of the challenges in nature conservation as we head into an increasingly volatile future driven by climate change.
Ecology
Feb 21, 2020
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The new study, led by scientists from the universities of Bristol and Essex and published today in Current Biology, challenge the established view of the origin of plants on land, and reveal that compared to the origin of ...
Evolution
Jan 16, 2020
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