Eating patterns can override genetic risk for type 2 diabetes. Discover the 4 dietary approaches proving most effective at ...

A new computational biology pipeline has mapped out more than 13,000 groups of protein-coding genes conserved across grasses, ...

To draw such remarkable conclusions, the scientists analyzed genomes across various beetle species. Through this research, ...

AMES, Iowa – Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be ...

DNA is often seen as the blueprint of life—carrying the code to govern the development and traits of an organism—but “there ...

Northeastern University researchers resurrected an extinct plant gene, turning back the evolutionary clock to pave a path ...

In a major breakthrough, a team at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) found a new way to acccelerate plant bioengineering using robots. Researchers deployed a ...

Scientists say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as 'guardians' of mitochondria, small organelles, or subunits, within a ...

A research team has uncovered the mechanism and underlying reason behind the transformation of residual cells into epidermal ...

For too long, progress in plant science has been shackled by outdated fears over genetic modification (GM). But let’s be clear: gene editing is not GM. While GM involves inserting foreign DNA into a ...

This exponential population growth is accompanied by climate change, bringing challenges such as floods, droughts, pests, changes in growing seasons, reduced yields, and loss of biodiversity. These ...

In addition to its central function in the plants' transition from ... a DNA modification already known in animals and plants that targets and silences so-called "jumping genes." However, 5mC alone ...