In an agricultural advancement, scientists have deciphered the genetic underpinnings of watermelon chromosomal translocations, the key to cultivating fruits with fewer seeds.
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2024
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Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is an economically important horticultural crop and one of the top five most widely consumed fresh fruits in the world. Compared with traditional seeded cultivars, seedless watermelon is preferred ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 23, 2021
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Scientists have found six sex chromosomes in the Odorrana swinhoana frog species endemic in Taiwan, giving new insights into how complex XY systems evolve.
Evolution
Apr 13, 2021
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A team of scientists from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has developed the first drug-like compounds to inhibit a key family of enzymes whose malfunction is associated with several types of cancer, including ...
Biochemistry
Aug 31, 2020
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An ultra-long circulating nanomaterial has been developed by researchers through the conjugation of CHMFL-ABL-053 to an amphiphilic polymer and subsequent self-assembly into a nanoparticle (NP) with high loading.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 24, 2020
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African trypanosomes establish deadly, chronic infections of trypanosomiasis in the bloodstream by using repetitive 70-bp regions in the genome to regularly change out the active coat protein gene. Galadriel Hovel-Miner and ...
Biotechnology
May 5, 2016
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