An international collaboration known as the '1000 Bull Genomes Project' aims to accelerate breeding for desired traits in beef and dairy cattle while also improving animal health and welfare. Results of the project's first ...
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2014
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The role of the soil as a treasure trove of new, useful, natural products is again confirmed by the discovery of as yet unknown genes in Lysobacter bacteria. Research conducted by Wageningen UR and NIOO shows that these genes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 14, 2015
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The genus Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae, Lamiales), often referred to as Mullein, comprises about 360 species widely distributed in temperate regions in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The generic circumscriptions and location of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2022
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An international team of scientists led by Purdue University has sequenced the genome of the tick that transmits Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne illness in North America.
Biotechnology
Feb 9, 2016
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University of Adelaide researchers have developed a new web-based tool to help unlock the complex genetics and biological processes behind grapevine development.
Biotechnology
Feb 27, 2014
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With a combination of microscopic laser scissors and modern sequencing methods, biologists at the Ruhr-Universität have analyzed the activity of genes in the entire genome of certain fungi in one fell swoop. Especially with ...
Biotechnology
Oct 1, 2012
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Evolution takes eons, but it leaves marks on the genomes of organisms that can be detected with DNA sequencing and analysis.
Biotechnology
Jun 22, 2017
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Cattle are a mainstay for many smallholders but their farms are often on degraded lands, which increases cattle's impact on the environment and lowers their production of milk and meat. Researchers at the International Center ...
Biotechnology
Apr 9, 2019
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At the genetic level, mosses are more complex than humans: A group of German, Belgian and Japanese scientists, coordinated by Professor Ralf Reski from the University of Freiburg, Germany, published a new study where they ...
Biotechnology
Aug 7, 2013
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A look at the brains of an endangered spiny rat off the coast of Japan by University of Missouri (MU) Bond Life Sciences Center scientist Cheryl Rosenfeld could illuminate the subtle genetic influences that stimulate a mammal's ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2019
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