Intent on developing wheat varieties with higher yields and enhanced nutritional content to meet the…
Month: November 2012
Scientists decipher genetic code of wheat
Scientists have deciphered the genetic code of wheat to help crop breeders increase yield and…
Astronomers measure most massive, most unusual black hole
Astronomers have measured what may be the most massive black hole yet — 17 billion…
New practices reduce surgical site infections after colorectal surgery
Surgeons have reduced surgical site infections by more than 60 percent for patients who undergo…
Algae held captive and genes stolen in crime of evolution
Microscopic animals held algae captive and stole their genes for energy production, thereby evolving into…
Autumn sets in rapidly on Saturn’s giant moon
As leaves fall and winter approaches in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere, a change of seasons is…
UK, German and US scientists decipher complex genetic code to create new tools for breeders and researchers across the world
Scientists have unlocked key components of the genetic code of one of the world’s most…
Researchers increase understanding of genetic risk factor for type 1 diabetes
Researchers have demonstrated how a genetic variant associated with type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune…
Bread wheat’s large and complex genome is revealed
An international team of scientists has completed the first comprehensive analysis of the bread wheat…
Tiny algae shed light on photosynthesis as a dynamic property
Many of the world’s most important photosynthetic eukaryotes such as plants got their light-harnessing organelles…