Advancing crop breeding through targeted genome modification
Modern crop breeding is entering a new era of genome design, led by genome editing technologies as mainstream tools for targeted genome modification.
Modern crop breeding is entering a new era of genome design, led by genome editing technologies as mainstream tools for targeted genome modification.
Biotechnology
Apr 25, 2024
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In China, a country hosting over 1,700 of the world's roughly 30,000 orchid species, the orchid industry has witnessed substantial growth fueled by advancements in science and technology. The journal Ornamental Plant Research ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2024
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Researchers report that replacing 50% of animal products with alternative proteins by 2050 could free up enough agricultural land to generate renewable energy equivalent in volume to today's coal-generated power while simultaneously ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2024
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A process similar to that used to store human embryos is being used by scientists at The University of Queensland to save native Australian plants under threat from the invasive fungus, myrtle rust.
Plants & Animals
Oct 24, 2023
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.), the staple that feeds over half of the globe, has undergone significant transformation and regeneration advancements over the last two decades. Although agrobacterium-mediated transformation has been ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 21, 2023
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In-vitro culture of biological cells plays an important role in advancing biological research. However, currently available cell culture materials have significant drawbacks. Many of them are derived from animal sources, ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 15, 2023
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You might be old enough to remember the famous "Where's the Beef?" Wendy's commercials. This question may be asked in a different context since U.S. regulators approved the sale of lab-grown chicken meat made from cultivated ...
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2023
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A method to store advanced cell models has been developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.
Biochemistry
May 2, 2023
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Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a pivotal staple food crop, providing about 20% of calories consumed by humans. Grain weight is one of the three factors of wheat yield, and also the key index of wheat breeding for high ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 12, 2023
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Bringing a new drug to market costs billions of dollars and can take over a decade. These high monetary and time investments are both strong contributors to today's skyrocketing health care costs and significant obstacles ...
Biochemistry
Jan 11, 2023
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