How a Prehistoric Genetic Split Helped Plants Conquer Polluted Soils
Newswise — Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions such as…
How Soybeans See the Light: New Genetic Map Illuminates Shade Tolerance Mechanisms
Newswise — In intercropping systems, soybeans grown beneath tall maize plants experience severe shading that disrupts photosynthesis, weakens…
Meta-analysis reveals differences in somatic alterations by genetic ancestry across common cancers
Genetic ancestry is a quantitative measure of inherited genetic variation and correlates with human migration patterns1. It contributes…
Exploration of the GRAS family in Dimocarpus longan: identification, characterization, expression analysis and DlGRAS24 role in flowering time | BMC Plant Biology
Identification of DlGRAS family genes In this study, 56 GRAS genes were identified in longan and named DlGRAS1–DlGRAS56…
TropiCODB: A Multi-Omics Database Unlocking the Genetic Potential of Tropical Crops
Newswise — By integrating genomic, transcriptomic, metabolomic, variomic, and phenotypic datasets for eight major crops—including cassava, sugarcane, and…
Why your diet may be exporting extinction abroad without you knowing
A new global metric shows how everyday foods, from beef to coffee, carry vastly different extinction costs, exposing…
1 in 5 European wild bee species now face extinction, report finds – POLITICO
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Spring rains sow seeds of hope among Limestone Coast farmers after months of drought
Looking at Abby Miller’s fat, new season lambs standing amid belly-high, neon-green pasture today, it is hard to…
Population-scale gene-based analysis of whole-genome sequencing provides insights into metabolic health
Ethics Our research complies with all relevant ethical regulations. All studies included in this research were approved by…
Nucleotide dependency analysis of genomic language models detects functional elements
SpeciesLM training For SpeciesLM metazoa, we obtained metazoan genomes comprising 494 different species from the Ensembl 110 database36.…
Current and recommended diets in the USA have embedded forced labour risk
Willett, W. et al. Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.…
Researchers discover how plants produce cancer-fighting mitraphylline
Researchers at UBC Okanagan have uncovered how plants produce mitraphylline, a rare natural compound that may help fight…