Amazon deforestation surges in Colombia, reversing historic gains
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government reported on Thursday a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s…
Pangenome analysis provides insights into legume evolution and breeding
Foyer, C. H. et al. Neglecting legumes has compromised human health and sustainable food production. Nat. Plants 2,…
Growers paid to experiment with sugarcane on land traditionally used for peanuts, grains
Fourth-generation peanut farmer Ben Rackemann was hesitant when his father suggested growing sugarcane at a time when farmers…
Unlocking the Mystery of Purple Leaves: The Genetic Secrets of Tea Plants
Newswise — Purple tea (Camellia sinensis) contains high levels of anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,…
Methods and applications of in vivo CRISPR screening
Auton, A. et al. A global reference for human genetic variation. Nature 526, 68–74 (2015). Google Scholar GarcÃa-GarcÃa,…
From Seed to Spice: Scientists Map the Genetic Life of Chili Peppers
Newswise — Chili peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) are among the most widely cultivated spice crops, valued for their…
Towards improved fine-mapping of candidate causal variants
Visscher, P. M. et al. 10 years of GWAS discovery: biology, function, and translation. Am. J. Hum. Genet.…
Large-scale genome-wide analyses of stuttering
Yairi, E. & Ambrose, N. Epidemiology of stuttering: 21st century advances. J. Fluen. Disord. 38, 66–87 (2013). Google…
Pepper’s Fertility Puzzle Solved: Gene Discovery Unlocks Hybrid Potential
Newswise — Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) systems have revolutionized hybrid seed production by eliminating the need for manual…
We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet
Water is being depleted at sites around the world Intensive groundwater pumping, evaporation and melting due to rising…
Single-cell polygenic risk scores dissect cellular and molecular heterogeneity of complex human diseases
Single-cell multiome dataset Single-cell multiome (snRNA-seq + snATAC-seq) data of the human left ventricle and lung were processed and clustered…
Detecting and quantifying clonal selection in somatic stem cells
Ethical approval Patient samples were collected with informed consent under the Mechanisms of Age-Related Clonal Haematopoiesis (MARCH) Study.…