The Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up
LOS ANGELES — Earlier this year, several environmental groups sent a petition to the federal government with a…
Plant Owner Accidentally Feeds It Creatine—Internet Wants Answers
Creatine is a popular performance enhancer for athletes, known for helping muscles power through short bursts of activity.…
Genomic Techniques Can Streamline Breeding for Grain Quality
BYLINE: Rami Jameel Newswise — URBANA, Ill. — Small grains researcher Juan David Arbelaez-Velez knows the secret to…
Science Reveals the Surprising Origins of the Potato
There are more than a hundred ways to prepare a potato, and thousands of stories have begun with…
In vitro bloom: scientists map bamboo genome to crack the code of its rare flowering
Newswise — Woody bamboos, despite their ecological and economic value, exhibit infrequent and unpredictable flowering, often followed by…
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,…
Mystery of the potato’s origins solved by genetics
Potato tubers are the result of an ancient hybridisation event Jackie Bale/Getty Images The humble potato, it turns…
Trump’s AI plan would sweep away key environmental law
When President Donald Trump rolled out a plan to boost artificial intelligence and data centers, a key goal…
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…
The Environmental Protection Agency wants to bring back the weed killer dicamba
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed allowing the weed killer dicamba for genetically engineered soybeans and cotton, two…
Uncovering the secrets of maize roots: high-throughput phenotyping reveals genetic drivers of growth
Newswise — By combining image-based phenotyping with gene expression analysis, the research reveals significant variability in root morphology…
How Tomatoes Team Up with Fungi: Scientists Decode a Genetic Switch for Smarter Nutrient Use
Newswise — Phosphorus is vital for plant growth, but in most soils, it exists in forms that are…