A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a vital ...

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University of Queensland researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening ...

Next the researchers are working on soybeans and cowpeas; the latter is “a hugely important food-security crop in African ...

By integrating genomic and climate data, researchers uncovered genes linked to temperature and precipitation resilience. This insight could help develop climate-resilient crops and expand the ...

Beans are a key food at the dietary level, boasting high nutritional value and constituting the most directly consumed legume ...

As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions.

MAN Energy Solutions Schweiz AG and ETH Zurich are forming a strategic partnership to support postdoctoral researchers in the field of sector coupling and energy models. The aim is to analyse European ...

My body doesn’t want to eat just these plants.” The Tsimane of Bolivia ... the start of the agricultural revolution—and that our genes haven’t had enough time to adapt to farmed foods.

Feb. 11, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life ...