Search results for genetics

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 21, 2024

Researchers identify genetic contribution to the composition of the microbiome around maize roots

In order for plants to grow, they absorb water and nutrients through their roots. In doing so, they rely on tiny helpers: bacteria and fungi in particular are found in a thin layer around the roots. These microbes also ward ...

Plants & Animals Mar 21, 2024

How cells in plant leaves organize themselves to ensure optimal area for photosynthesis

Plant leaves need a large surface area to capture sunlight for photosynthesis. Dr. Emanuele Scacchi and Professor Marja Timmermans from the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Tübingen, together with ...

Plants & Animals Mar 20, 2024

Across oceans and millennia: Decoding the origin and history of the bottle gourd

In a fascinating dive into the past, a team of researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and USDA has uncovered intriguing details about the origins and spread of the bottle gourd, one of the oldest domesticated ...

Plants & Animals Mar 20, 2024

Scientists weigh up current status of blue whale populations around the world

The largest living animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) which averages about 27 meters in length, has slowly recovered from whaling only to face the rising challenges of global warming, pollution, disrupted food ...

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 20, 2024

Analytic tool rapidly reveals genetic diversity for next-generation crop breeding

In a major advance for agricultural science, researchers have developed a new computational tool designed to swiftly and efficiently expose genetic diversity within DNA databases of various plant species.

Social Sciences Mar 20, 2024

'Modern-day redlining': Research investigates Wall Street-backed rental market

Carol Camp Yeakey, the Marshall S. Snow Professor of Arts & Sciences and founding director of Washington University in St. Louis's Center on Urban Research & Public Policy, is leading a two-year national study to examine ...

Ecology Mar 20, 2024

How genetic research contributes to effective lion conservation

To keep lion populations healthy and thriving and to avoid conflicts with local communities, wildlife management is necessary. In Kenya, this is the responsibility of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). Together with scientists ...

Ecology Mar 20, 2024

Restoring reefs killed by climate change may simply put corals 'back out to die'

Coral reefs, like sprawling cities of the sea, support an estimated 25% of all plants and animals in the ocean. Worldwide, 1 billion people depend on these ecosystems for food, income and coastal protection.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 20, 2024

Tracking and tracing members of the plant microbiome with DNA barcodes

A research team led by Paul Schulze-Lefert from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany, developed a modular toolkit for tracking bacterial strains colonizing plant tissue in competition with ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 20, 2024

Researchers identify key regulators underlying regeneration in Drosophila

Some animals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate lost structures, exemplified by a lizard regrowing its tail. However, this regenerative process must be tightly regulated by the body to ensure proper tissue organization ...

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