Behind the rind: New genomic insights into watermelon evolution, quality, and resilience
Watermelon is a globally significant agricultural product, both in terms of the total amount produced and the total economic value generated.
Watermelon is a globally significant agricultural product, both in terms of the total amount produced and the total economic value generated.
Biotechnology
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In Brazil's North region, members of the population of red mangrove trees (Rhizophora mangle) do not often meet relatives from the South and vice-versa. However, occasional migrations via ocean currents between the two regions ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2023
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Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have diagnosed a Sumatran Orangutan at the Indianapolis Zoo with a rare genetic disease called Alkaptonuria. This is the first time the disease has been confirmed molecularly ...
Veterinary medicine
Jul 27, 2023
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The worms that cause schistosomiasis (Schistosoma mansoni) are unusual in several ways, especially the fact that male and female adults must stay paired together throughout their lives for reproduction to be successful. Females ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2023
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Physical maps are created in genome research to illustrate how the genetic information is arranged on individual chromosomes. In addition, genetic maps show the probability with which genetic variants can be transmitted together ...
Biotechnology
Jul 18, 2023
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Genomic detective work has brought researchers closer to the secret of how and why grass pea produces its notorious toxin, paving the way for this ancient and climate resilient crop to become a food of the future.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 10, 2023
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Plants have the unique ability to regenerate entirely from a somatic cell, i.e., an ordinary cell that does not typically participate in reproduction. This process involves the de novo (or new) formation of a shoot apical ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2023
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Humans contain multitudes. Each person on the planet contains enough DNA to stretch to Pluto—several times.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 29, 2023
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Plants provide a home for a wide diversity of microbes, especially in their roots. In turn, these communities can provide important benefits for the host. A study published in Current Biology investigated how the genetics ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2023
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Aleksandra Radenovic, head of the Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology in the School of Engineering, has worked for years to improve nanopore technology, which involves passing a molecule like DNA through a tiny pore in a membrane ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 19, 2023
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