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Gene-edited rice can produce a compound that's vital for human health
A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a vital compound for human health.
Biotechnology
Feb 14, 2025
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California aims to limit pesticide: Central Valley farmworker communities say it's not enough
Farmworker communities are protesting the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's proposal to limit the pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene, arguing the measures don't go far enough to protect against long-term cancer risks.
Agriculture
Feb 14, 2025
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Climate change threatens global cocoa production: New study highlights pollination-based solutions
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports a global chocolate industry valued at over USD 100 billion annually. The combination of millions ...
Ecology
Feb 14, 2025
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Acidification kills H5N1 in waste milk, reducing risk of bird flu
Pasteurization is the only widely recognized method of killing H5N1, the virus that causes bird flu, in milk. However, pasteurization can be expensive and fewer than 50% of large dairy farms pasteurize waste milk.
Biotechnology
Feb 13, 2025
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Mutation in rice alters sterility temperature, offering new agricultural insights
Thermo-sensitive genic male sterility 5 (tms5) is a widely used thermo-sensitive genic male sterile (TGMS) line for two-line hybrid rice production. Critical sterility-inducing temperature (CSIT) acts as a key threshold of ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 13, 2025
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Study explores challenges and future of large-scale, high-precision agricultural film mapping
Agricultural films are essential for boosting land productivity, yet their widespread use has raised significant ecological concerns. To address these challenges, accurate mapping of agricultural films is crucial for both ...
Agriculture
Feb 13, 2025
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Global study shows pesticides are major contributor to biodiversity crisis
Pesticides are causing overwhelming negative effects on hundreds of species of microbes, fungi, plants, insects, fish, birds and mammals that they are not intended to harm—and globally their use is a major contributor to ...
Ecology
Feb 13, 2025
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Researchers reveal microbial mechanism behind low methane emissions in ruminant hindgut
A research team led by Prof. Tan Zhiliang from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the microbial mechanisms responsible for the low methane emission trait in the hindgut ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 12, 2025
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Bacterial cellulose promotes plant tissue regeneration, study shows
A study has elucidated the mechanism by which bacterial cellulose mediates plant tissue regeneration. The work has been published today in the journal Science Advances and includes collaborations with researchers of the Institute ...
Biotechnology
Feb 12, 2025
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How smarter greenhouses could improve the UK's food security
When was the last time you walked into a supermarket and marveled at the abundance of exotic fruits and vegetables, even in the dead of winter? This luxury, now an expectation, only became common in the mid-20th century, ...
Agriculture
Feb 12, 2025
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Aquaculture in the Amazon: Lessons for food security and sustainability
Expanding aquaculture in the Amazon could provide nutritional and economic benefits at a fraction of the environmental cost of cattle grazing, according to a paper in Nature Sustainability from Cornell researchers and colleagues ...
Ecology
Feb 12, 2025
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Sorghum's resistance to Striga: Two key genes fight against crop parasites
Chinese scientists have identified two key genes responsible for sorghum's resistance to Striga, a parasitic plant that causes significant crop losses. The breakthrough, which also highlights the potential of AI to predict ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 12, 2025
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Research uncovers potential market for smoke-impacted wines amid wildfires
Certain groups of consumers appear to be open to drinking smoke-impacted wines, a finding in a new study that could provide market opportunities for winemakers increasingly dealing with the effects of wildfire smoke on grapes.
Agriculture
Feb 12, 2025
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How a breeding network could build a genetic pathway to more productive and climate-smart livestock in Africa
Through strategic investment and collaboration, African livestock systems can harness tools such as genomic technologies and breeding programs to drive genetic gains. Supported by the African Animal Breeding Network (AABNet)—a ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 11, 2025
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Guarding our seafood: Exploring strategies against food pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Recent research presents a novel approach to managing the risks posed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a common yet hazardous foodborne pathogen in seafood. By integrating cutting-edge detection methods, predictive modeling, and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 11, 2025
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Paving the way for seaweed as a future protein source
A sustainable food system for a growing global population requires a more diversified and climate-neutral protein production. After five years of research in the recently completed CirkAlg project, led by Chalmers University ...
Biotechnology
Feb 11, 2025
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Chaotic springs, long summers mean uncertainty for NY grape growers
At first blush, the warmer average winter temperatures brought on by climate change would seem to be a boon for New York's grape growers and winemakers. But warmer autumns and more "false" springs are disrupting the signals ...
Agriculture
Feb 11, 2025
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More to manure than meets the eye
Over the last three decades, South Texas cattle producer Bob McCan has discovered more about his rangeland and pasture conditions from analyzing manure than any academic paper or ranch consultation could provide.
Agriculture
Feb 11, 2025
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Smoke sensors protecting wine from smoke taint
A smoke sensor developed by La Trobe University academics that has the potential to save hundreds of millions of dollars in lost wine production is in the process of being rolled out across the wine industry, with monitors ...
Biotechnology
Feb 11, 2025
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Discovery of wheat gene pair that combats powdery mildew could lead to more resistant varieties
A study has identified a wheat nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) gene pair, RXL and Pm5e, that confers resistance to the devastating wheat powdery mildew disease.
Biotechnology
Feb 10, 2025
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