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New technology can capture the cellular life inside a plant at an unprecedented resolution, opening the door to understanding how plants respond to a changing climate and leading to more resilient crops.

By silencing the molecular pathway that prevents macrophages from attacking our own cells, scientists have manipulated these white blood cells to eliminate solid tumors.

Researchers have developed a “homing gene drive system” based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila suzukii vinegar flies.

The complete genome of millet, an ancient grain, has been sequenced. The new knowledge this provides may enable the crop to be bred to adapt to climate change.

A survey of 10,000 km of coast revealed that the number of species of sea lettuce in the Baltic Sea region and Skagerak is much larger than previously thought, which will help protection efforts, particularly in the face of increasing cultivation.

Candidate genes that could help fish to tolerate warmer and saltier water have been identified in new research from the Earlham Institute, potentially providing a vital resource to guide breeding programs in freshwater aquaculture.

In a paper published today, an international team reveals the discovery of sequence variants in the gene ABCC9 that influence the pitch of voices.

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital have found the genetic cause of a common form of high blood pressure and shown how it can be cured. Their research is now published in Nature Genetics.

A study of the DNA of more than 55,000 people worldwide has shed light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after we have eaten, with implications for our understanding of how the process goes wrong in type 2 diabetes.

New research has identified that circular RNAs – a recently discovered family of gene fragments – can stick to cellular DNA and cause mutations that result in cancer.