In the battle between plants and pathogens, molecules called small RNAs are coveted weapons used by both invaders and defenders.
Biotechnology
May 17, 2018
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Plant immune systems, like those of humans and animals, face a difficult balancing act: they must mount responses against ever-evolving pathogens, but they must not overdo it. Immune responses require energy and resources ...
Biochemistry
Mar 6, 2018
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The recent research, led by the Krasileva Group of Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory, used phylogenetics (the study of how DNA sequences are related) to identify how these 'bait' genes are distributed throughout ...
Biotechnology
Mar 5, 2018
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Attack at the protein front: Xanthomonas bacteria causes disease in tomato and pepper plants and injects harmful proteins into plant cells. Researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the University ...
Biotechnology
Feb 22, 2018
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In a sneak attack, some pathogenic microbes manipulate plant hormones to gain access to their hosts undetected. Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have exposed one such interloper by characterizing the unique ...
Biotechnology
Jan 30, 2018
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To better understand how beneficial organisms (symbionts) are transmitted between host generations, researchers investigated the role of bacterial that lives within its host (endosymbionts) has on fungal host reproduction, ...
Biotechnology
Dec 14, 2017
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It's the "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in a nursery setting.
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2017
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At dusk, the leaves of the tamarind tree close, waiting for another dawn. Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under Alexander the Great, made the first written account of these leaf movements in the fourth century B.C.
Plants & Animals
Nov 27, 2017
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A newly developed technique can predict the risk of plant disease or infestation across the globe. Described in open-access journal Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, the technique considers pest-host interactions ...
Mathematics
Oct 30, 2017
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Plants can reprogram their genetic material to mount a defensive response against pathogens, which may have applications for agriculture.
Biotechnology
Jul 24, 2017
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