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Natural tolerance to weed killer uncovered in bryophytes

Herbicide resistance poses a challenge to producing enough food for a growing population. Sam Caygill and colleagues at the Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences discovered how a large group of ...

Birds, bees and bats working together means more macadamia nuts

An international research team led by the universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim in Germany has gained new insights into how the interaction of birds, bees and bats significantly increases the quantity and quality of macadamia ...

Genetic study solves the mystery of 'selfish' B chromosomes in rye

Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes are found in many plants, animals, and fungi and rely upon various strategies to avoid being eliminated ...

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Ecology
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Agriculture
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Ecology
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Biotechnology
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Agriculture
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Ecology
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Agriculture
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Molecular & Computational biology
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Molecular & Computational biology
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Biotechnology
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Molecular & Computational biology
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Evolution
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Planetary Sciences
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Protect the prosciutto: Italy battles swine fever

Pig farmer Alberto Cavagnini has slaughtered 1,600 of his hogs due to swine fever, a virus threatening the 20-billion-euro pork industry in Italy, including its world-famous prosciutto.

Team develops gene editing strategy for macroalgae Neopyropia

Neopyropia is an important economic macroalga and is one of the main macroalgae cultivation species in China, Japan, South Korea and other countries. As a critical juncture in the evolution of photosynthetic organisms, red ...