Triple Copies of Gene Make Maize Tolerant to Toxic Soil
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Rendering some of the world's toxic soils moot, researchers are learning to grow stress-tolerant crops on formerly non-farmable land.
Plants Let Chloroplasts Know the Time
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Plant cells communicate information about the time of day to their chloroplasts researchers at the University of Bristol have demonstrated in a study published in Science.
Iron Lady Tomatoes Resist Three Fungal Diseases
Monday, March 18, 2013
Ready to plant: 'Iron Lady' tomato punches out blights.
Hidden Layer of Genome Unveils how Plants may Adapt to Environments Throughout the World
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified patterns of epigenomic diversity that not only allow plants to adapt to various environments, but could also benefit crop production and the study of human diseases.
Parasite Metabolism can Foretell Disease Ranges under Climate Change
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Knowing the temperatures that viruses, bacteria, worms and all other parasites need to grow and survive could help determine the future range of infectious diseases under climate change.
DNA Editor Named Runner-up Breakthrough of 2012
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
A discovery that allows life scientists to precisely edit genomes for everything from crop and livestock improvement to human gene and cell therapy was named runner-up for Science magazine's 2012 Breakthrough of the Year.
Developing Country Farmers Bridge the ‘Biotechnology Divide’
Monday, February 25, 2013
Critics of agricultural biotechnology have long contended that it would not benefit farmers in developing countries. Their concerns were not unjustified.
Understanding Termite Digestion Could Help Biofuels, Insect Control
Monday, February 25, 2013
A termite's own biology with help from microorganisms called protists, are keys to the insect's digestion of woody material.
Plant Mating Styles Influence Defense Evolution
Friday, February 22, 2013
When it comes to mating, plants do it in many ways.
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