Scientists solve the 100-year-old mystery behind why avocado flowers change sex over two days |
For more than a century, avocado growers have known that not all avocado trees flower in the same…
A tetraploid wheat pangenome reveals genomic variation and domestication footprints
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Enrico Coen: Genes, flower shape, and designing life
Today’s Titans of Science features Enrico Coen in conversation with Chris Smith. We pick up the conversation with…
Plants May Have Survived Earth’s Massive Extinctions by Doubling Their Genome
Image in public domain. When the world goes bad, some plants do something astonishing. They can’t run or…
A comparison of 27 Arabidopsis thaliana genomes and the path toward an unbiased characterization of genetic polymorphism
DNA extraction and sequencing For long-read sequencing, we began with 3-week-old plants grown in soil that had been…
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,…
Branching out: Tomato genes point to new medicines
The Takeaway CSHL’s Lippman and McCandlish labs have discovered how interactions between cryptic genetic mutations can increase or…