Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered that a key gene which controls flowering time in wheat and barley crops also directs the plant's root growth.
Biotechnology
Dec 4, 2017
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Stuck where they are, plants have to adapt to their environments, responding to stresses like drought or pests by changing how they grow.
Biotechnology
Nov 9, 2017
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There are an estimated 8.5m dogs in Britain, and demand means that unscrupulous people are happy to breed and sell dogs at a profit with scant thought for their welfare. The RSPCA estimate that up to 1.9m puppies are sold ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2017
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Researchers from the University of York and the Quadram Institute have unlocked the genetic secrets of plant cell walls, which could help improve the quality of plant-based foods.
Biotechnology
Jun 16, 2017
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Nomad Scythian herders roamed vast areas spanning the Central Asian steppes during the Iron Age, approximately from the 9th to the 1st century BCE (Before Common Era). These livestock pastoralists, who lived on wagons covered ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2017
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Why are so many supermarket tomatoes tasteless and rock hard? In the 1990s, breeders developed a tomato that produces less of the hormone ethylene, so they stay hardened for shipping and then ripen in store. That delayed ...
Other
Mar 20, 2017
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Beauty and utility in one bright package, sunflowers are one of just a few commercial crops with origins in the United States.
Biotechnology
Mar 15, 2017
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Scientists face many constraints when embarking on new projects. Often the biggest constraint is a small budget. This is why a team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Florida recently worked to make one ...
Biotechnology
Oct 31, 2016
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A new paper from scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich explains why plant breeders have found it difficult to produce wheat varieties which combine high yield and good resistance to Septoria, a disease in wheat which ...
Biotechnology
Oct 21, 2016
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Candace Croney, director of Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science, was motivated to lead research that resulted in new, higher standards for the treatment of commercially bred dogs not just because she is ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2016
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