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Siberian primrose has not had time to adapt to climate change

Global warming already affects Siberian primrose, a plant species that is threatened in Finland and Norway. According to a recently completed study, individuals of Siberian primrose originating in the Finnish coast on the Bothnian Bay currently fare better in northern…

Isabel18/12/2020

Fritillaria delavayi in a population with low harvest pressure

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Plant evolves to become less visible to humans

A plant used in traditional Chinese medicine has evolved to become less visible to humans, new research shows. Scientists found that Fritillaria delavayi plants, which live on rocky slopes of China's Hengduan mountains, match their backgrounds most closely in areas…

Isabel17/12/2020

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Tweaking carotenoid genes helps tomatoes bring their a-game

The popularity of tomatoes has led to the development of more than 10,000 cultivars of various sizes, shapes, and hues. Interestingly though, there is little genetic diversity among modern tomato varieties. This lack of diversity, coupled with the fact that…

Isabel16/12/2020

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More Transparency Recommended for Gene-Edited Crops

Researchers call for a coalition of biotech industry, government and non-government organizations, trade organizations, and academic experts to work together to provide basic information about gene-edited crops to lift the veil on how plants or plant products are modified and…

Isabel15/12/2020

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Wheat disease common to South America jumps to Africa

A deadly wheat disease common to Asia and South America has been identified in Africa for the first time, raising fears of potential spread to wheat crops across the continent. Researchers say that the fast-acting and devastating fungal disease known…

Isabel14/12/2020

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Siberian primrose has not had time to adapt to climate change

Plant evolves to become less visible to humans

Tweaking carotenoid genes helps tomatoes bring their a-game

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Wheat disease common to South America jumps to Africa

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Are you an early-career researcher?

Siberian prim­rose has not had time to ad­apt to cli­mate change

Plant evolves to become less visible to humans

Tweaking carotenoid genes helps tomatoes bring their a-game

More Transparency Recommended for Gene-Edited Crops

Wheat disease common to South America jumps to Africa

Siberian primrose has not had time to adapt to climate change