Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have identified a gene responsible for drought resistance in barley which, it is believed, could help future-proof the cereals industry to increasingly dry conditions as climate change ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2019
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Plants with green leaves and stems are a common sight and are one of the most natural things on earth. But when considering that this colouring is achieved by small chlorophyll-filled organelles called chloroplasts, distributed ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2019
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Research for the benefit of food security: A new line of barley achieves good crop yields even under poor environmental conditions. It has been bred by a research team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), ...
Biotechnology
Jul 10, 2019
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Genes specific to a species or group of species can reflect important genetic changes within lineages. Often, such lineage-specific genes are found to play a role within sexual reproduction, thus promoting reproductive isolation ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2019
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On the basis of prior research, the identity of the Pitted Ware Culture from the Stone Age has been characterized as hard-core sealers, or possibly even related to Inuits of the Baltic Sea. Now, researchers have discovered ...
Archaeology
Apr 4, 2019
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Biodiversity goes beyond species diversity. Another important aspect of biodiversity is genetic variation within species. A notable example is the immense variety of cultivars and landraces of crop plants and their wild progenitors. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2018
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An international team of scientists, including a professor of the Faculty of Soil Science, MSU, has studied burial sites dated back to the Bronze Age at the border between Kalmykia and Stavropol Territory and found traces ...
Archaeology
Apr 26, 2018
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The transformation of barley grains into beer is an old story, typically starring water, yeast and hops. Now, in a report in the Journal of Proteome Research, scientists are highlighting another character in this tale: proteins. ...
Biotechnology
Mar 14, 2018
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Grain growers are celebrating a recent breakthrough by Murdoch University researchers that will lead to a boost in future barley production.
Biotechnology
Dec 21, 2017
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What makes a perfectly flavoured pint? It's been the obsession of brewers big and small for centuries.
Biotechnology
Nov 27, 2017
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