Genes

With a new insight into a long-described mutualistic relationship, plant biologists from the University of Pennsylvania reveal the genetic factors and evolutionary forces that govern the development of the acacia's ant-sustaining…

What happens at the molecular level when plants defend against invading pathogens? Previously it was assumed that the processes were roughly the same in all plants. However, this is not true, as a team of biologists from Martin Luther…

CORVALLIS, Ore. - An Oregon State University scientist has received a $2.3 million, five-year grant to build on his promising research into a debilitating muscle-wasting syndrome that kills as many as 30% of the cancer patients it…

Scientists at the University of Kent have developed a new method of determining gene function in a breakthrough that could have major implications for our understanding of the processes of life. A team at the University's School of…

Researchers used lipid nanoparticles to deliver CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools for potential treatment of hyperlipidemia.Credit: From animation by Visual Science and Skoltech (https://visual-science.com/crispr ) …

Credit: OIST People with the same lifespan do not necessarily have the same quality of life. As we live longer, extending quality of life -- "healthspan" -- is gaining importance. Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and…

Targeted drugs for breast and lung cancer could be used together to overcome resistance to treatment in several different tumour types, a new study shows. Scientists discovered that when the breast cancer drug palbociclib was…

Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - A corn gene identified from a 118-year-old experiment at the University of Illinois could boost yields of today's elite hybrids with no added inputs. The gene, identified in a…

Salk team's finding will advance initiative to reduce atmospheric carbon through plantsCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 11, 2019) Hidden underground networks of plant roots snake through the earth foraging for nutrients and water,…

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have uncovered striking similarities in how two distantly related plants defend themselves against pathogens despite splitting from their common ancestor more than 400 million years ago.…