A gene fusion research project led by a University of California, Davis, plant scientist delivers a one-two punch to Pierce's disease, a deadly threat to California's world-renowned wine industry.
Biotechnology
Feb 20, 2012
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A new high-throughput screening technique developed by researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) has been used to uncover five novel immune-priming compounds in Arabidopsis plants. Discovery of the compounds, which ...
Biotechnology
Sep 11, 2012
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Like humans and animals, plants defend themselves against pathogens with the help of their immune system. But how do they activate their cellular defenses? Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2019
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Scientists plan to put two and two together in a study that will likely yield improved U.S. corn quality and yields.
Biotechnology
Jan 4, 2010
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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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Maybe you go for a leisurely walk, curl up with a good book, lift weights or reach for some comfort food when you're not feeling well or have had a particularly stressful day. Although there are myriad ways that we all outwardly ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plants need water to grow, but every hobby gardener knows that you shouldn’t carry this to excess either. During waterlogging or flooding, plants can’t take up enough oxygen that they urgently need ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 24, 2011
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Legume plants know their friends from their enemies, and now we know how they do it at the molecular level. Plants recognize beneficial microbes and keep harmful ones out, which is important for healthy plants production ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2020
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Plants are able to predict when infections are more likely to occur and regulate their immune response accordingly, new research has found.
Biotechnology
Dec 16, 2015
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Scientists at the University of Oregon have determined the fine-scale genetic structure of the first animal to show an evolutionary response to rapid climate change.
Biotechnology
Aug 24, 2010
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