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Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?

Researchers grow structures made of wood-like plant cells in a lab, hinting at the possibility of more efficient biomaterials production. Still in its early stages, the idea is akin in some ways to cultured meat — an opportunity to streamline…

Isabel19/02/2021

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World’s largest opinion survey on climate change: Majority call for wide-ranging action

The results of the Peoples’ Climate Vote, the world's biggest ever survey of public opinion on climate change are published in January. Covering 50 countries with over half of the world's population, the survey includes over half a million people under the age of 18, a key constituency on climate change that…

Isabel18/02/2021

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“You Say Tomato, I Say Genomics”: Genome Sequences for Two Wild Tomato Ancestors

Tomatoes are one of the most popular types of fresh produce consumed worldwide, as well as being an important ingredient in many manufactured foods. As with other cultivated crops, some potentially useful genes that were present in its South American…

Isabel17/02/2021

Agriculture News Plant Science

Building a corn cob—cell by cell, gene by gene

Corn hasn’t always been the sweet, juicy delight that we know today. And, without adapting to a rapidly changing climate, it is at risk of losing its place as a food staple. Putting together a plant is a genetic puzzle,…

Isabel16/02/2021

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Advancing the green transition: Fungi strengthen plants to fend off aphids

Researchers have demonstrated that unique fungi strengthen the "immune systems" of wheat and bean plants against aphids. Fungi enter and influence the amount of a plant’s own defences, resulting in fewer aphids. Results could serve to reduce agricultural insecticide usen.

Isabel15/02/2021

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Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?

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“You Say Tomato, I Say Genomics”: Genome Sequences for Two Wild Tomato Ancestors

Building a corn cob—cell by cell, gene by gene

Advancing the green transition: Fungi strengthen plants to fend off aphids

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