Base editors, which enable production of highly efficient targeted point mutations in genomic DNA without causing double-stranded DNA breaks, hold great promise for gene therapy in human disease and trait improvement in crop ...
Biotechnology
Jul 27, 2020
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Research led by scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to major improvements in crop production.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2020
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Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi. But there is a growing environmental and economic case for them, according to new research laying out radical ways of putting food ...
Environment
Jul 14, 2020
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Microplastics (MPs), i.e., tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in length, can now be found throughout the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems, and even in our seafood and salt. As MPs have become ubiquitous, scientists ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2020
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The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claims that agriculture is one of the main sources of greenhouse gases, and is thus by many observers considered as a climate villain. This conclusion, however, is ...
Environment
Jul 7, 2020
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Wild radish is a major weed afflicting Australian cereals, accounting for $53-72 million per year in crop losses. Now, Australian researchers are shedding light into an innovative molecular approach that, used in conjunction ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2020
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University of East Anglia scientists have helped find a way to control different plant processes—such as when they grow—using nothing but colored light.
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2020
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The crops we grow in the field often form dense canopies with many overlapping leaves, such that young "sun leaves" at the top of the canopy are exposed to full sunlight with older "shade leaves" at the bottom. In order to ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2020
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The world is aware of the overuse of antibiotics and the development of resistance in bacterial populations. This has led to calls for greater control and monitoring of their use in both human and veterinary medicine. What ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2020
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Root crops like cassava, carrots and potatoes are notoriously good at hiding disease or deficiencies which might affect their growth. While leaves may look green and healthy, farmers can face nasty surprises when they go ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2020
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