Developing enzymes to clean up pollution by explosives
Scientists at the University of York have uncovered the structure of an unusual enzyme which can be used to reverse the contamination of land by explosives.
Biochemistry
Oct 9, 2009
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A promising bacterial suicide gene against citrus Huanglongbing and canker
Huanglongbing (HLB), caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CaLas), is the No. 1 killer of citrus trees worldwide. HLB causes billions of dollars in annual economic losses to the global citrus industry.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 28, 2023
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New strategy for iron fortification in rice
Iron (Fe) deficiency has become one of the factors limiting plant quality and productivity around the world. IMA (IRONMAN), a family of small peptides, has been recently reported to play a positive role in the Fe deficiency ...
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2022
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JcSEP3 regulates stamen development in Jatropha curcas
SEPALLATA (SEP) genes are the plant-specific MIKC-type MADS-box genes, belonging to the class E genes in the ABCE model of flower organ development.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2022
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Decoding KODA production to augment stress resistance in plants
KODA, an agrochemical produced in extremely low amounts, which helps plants cope with environmental stressors, has been the subject of extensive research. To bolster KODA production, researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 15, 2022
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Gene boosts rice growth and yield in salty soil
Soil salinity poses a major threat to food security, greatly reducing the yield of agricultural crops. Rising global temperatures are expected to accelerate the buildup of salt in soil, placing an increasing burden on agricultural ...
Biotechnology
Mar 23, 2018
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Sweet route to greater yields
Three years ago, biotechnologists demonstrated in field trials that they could increase the productivity of maize by introducing a rice gene into the plant that regulated the accumulation of sucrose in kernels and led to ...
Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2018
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A breakthrough in genetic modification of grains
Although the commercialization of transgenic, or "genetically modified", plants has stirred widespread controversy, much research remains focused on improving techniques to create such plants. As people familiar with the ...
Biotechnology
Sep 12, 2016
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Transgenic sweet corn no more susceptible to Goss's wilt disease
Transgenic crops expressing resistance to the herbicide glyphosate (GR) have been commercialized and planted widely across the U.S. for two decades. The majority of transgenic corn (Bt) also has been engineered to produce ...
Biotechnology
Feb 17, 2016
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Dicamba drift affects non-target plants and pollinators
Dicamba herbicide drift onto plants growing adjacent to farm fields causes significant delays in flowering, as well as reduced flowering, of those plants, and results in decreased visitation by honey bees, according to researchers ...
Ecology
Dec 3, 2015
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