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Coated seeds may enable agriculture on marginal lands

A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.

Isabel23/12/2019

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Discovery Increases Chance of Improving Iron Content in Plants

Researchers have discovered a gene that controls the regulation of iron uptake in plants, according to a new study. With over 2 billion people suffering from iron deficiency around the world, the discovery could be the key to increasing the…

Isabel19/12/2019

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Can plants tell us something about longevity?

The oldest living organism on Earth is a plant — Methuselah, a bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva, pictured above) that is more than 5,000 years old. Conversely, animals only live up to a few hundred years. Can we learn something from…

Isabel18/12/2019

Image: soy plant in the field, with close-up of soybean pod. Credit: Julio César García / Pixabay

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Researchers clear the path for ‘designer’ plants

A team of researchers has found a way to identify gene regulatory elements that could help produce “designer” plants and lead to improvements in food crops at a critical time.

Isabel17/12/2019

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New Genetic Engineering Toolset Produces Better-Modified Plants Faster, Easier

Researchers have developed a set of tools that make it faster and easier to modify large segments of DNA. The new tools are for use in a technique called recombineering.

Isabel16/12/2019

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Coated seeds may enable agriculture on marginal lands

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