A tale of two proteins: Fundamental research could make growing better crops like clockwork
Have you ever taken something apart, like a watch, to see how it works by looking at the parts inside individually?
Have you ever taken something apart, like a watch, to see how it works by looking at the parts inside individually?
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2023
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Scientists have long known that chloroplasts help plants turn the sun's energy into food, but a new study, led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, shows that they are also essential for plant immunity ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2023
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Plants and algae convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. This process is vital for life on Earth and provides us with oxygen, food, fuels, and other valuable products. Photosynthesis occurs inside ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 7, 2023
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The importance of magnesium in plants and animals has long been known, but the details of its uptake and transport in plants are largely unexplored. The recent results from an international collaboration led by Cornelia Spetea ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 29, 2023
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A group of RIPE researchers have found, for the first time, that chloroplast size manipulations are unlikely to be an option for increasing crop photosynthetic efficiency. Their work was recently published in New Phytologist.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 26, 2023
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Polygonatum Miller is highly valued for its medicinal properties with the horizontal creeping fleshy roots. Previous studies have mainly focused on the size and gene content of the plastid genome, with insufficient studies ...
Evolution
Jun 8, 2023
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RNA (ribonucleic acid) editing is an important process for maintaining essential functions of encoded proteins at the RNA level. Recent studies show that RNA editing is a widespread phenomenon that occurs in various land ...
Plants & Animals
May 9, 2023
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On bright chilly mornings you can either snuggle down under the duvet or leap up and seize the day.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2023
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Energy production in nature is the responsibility of chloroplasts and mitochondria and is crucial for fabricating sustainable, synthetic cells in the lab. Mitochondria are not only "the powerhouses of the cell," as the middle ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2023
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Chloroplasts of algae and plants are the cellular engines that convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. These organelles, bounded by an envelope with two membranes, contain their own genome whose ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 1, 2023
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