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Plant Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology: can be defined as the introduction of desirable traits into plants through genetic modification. Plant biotechnology is a tool to help address the challenge of producing more food, and more nutritious food, more effectively than was previously possible.
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MAR 28, 2023Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A proof-of-concept experiment in which a mouse was produced from two biological fathers has been announced at this year' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The climate is changing and making droughts more severe and frequent. That is expected to impact food production too, as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2023Health & Medicine
MRI scans are powerful diagnostic tools. In the 1990s they became commonly used, and contrast agents that contain the ra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2023Microbiology
In a first, scientists have used bat cells to create bat induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can now be used t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2023Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2023Cannabis Sciences
The National University of Singapore's (NUS) team has successfully identified the urinary biomarkers of an emerging ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 27, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A team of researchers led by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) studied the effects of feeding hemp ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 26, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Glass frogs are hard to see in nature, because they can easily blend in with their surroundings. These amazing creatures ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Starfish embryos sprout appendages very early on in development, and they can spin around through water by propelling th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Tigilanol tiglate (also referred to as EBC-46) is a chemical compound with a storied history. Found naturally in the see ...Written By: Zoe MichaudOCT 11, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Every mammal that is found on our planet is descended from one common ancestor, thought to have lived around 180 million ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2022Microbiology
Symbiotic relationships enable organisms to use one another, usually to the advantage of both. Legumes can live in symbi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Wang Qiang shows a mouse that carries two chromosomes fused together, the first engineered karyotype in mice ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
While most of us are born with 2 sex chromosomes in either a combination of XX or XY, there are many cases of people who ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2022Microbiology
It was once hypothesized that a strange, microscopic creature called Saccorhytus, a spiked animal with no anus, was the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been able to create stem cells that can mimic the early stages of mouse development. The researchers use ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
You may have seen a 'super plant' growing in between the cracks of sidewalks. Portulaca oleracea is commonly known as pu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene editing has Brough beneficial changes to many foods. Now, researchers have engineered a plant that produced tomatoe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In another advance for CRISPR technology, researchers have devised a way to edit genes in insects, including cockroaches ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2023
Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A proof-of-concept experiment in which a mouse was produced from two biological fathers has been announced at this year'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The climate is changing and making droughts more severe and frequent. That is expected to impact food production too, as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2023
Health & Medicine
MRI scans are powerful diagnostic tools. In the 1990s they became commonly used, and contrast agents that contain the ra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2023
Microbiology
In a first, scientists have used bat cells to create bat induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can now be used t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The National University of Singapore's (NUS) team has successfully identified the urinary biomarkers of an emerging
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 27, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A team of researchers led by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) studied the effects of feeding hemp
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 26, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Glass frogs are hard to see in nature, because they can easily blend in with their surroundings. These amazing creatures
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Starfish embryos sprout appendages very early on in development, and they can spin around through water by propelling th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tigilanol tiglate (also referred to as EBC-46) is a chemical compound with a storied history. Found naturally in the see
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 11, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Every mammal that is found on our planet is descended from one common ancestor, thought to have lived around 180 million
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2022
Microbiology
Symbiotic relationships enable organisms to use one another, usually to the advantage of both. Legumes can live in symbi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Wang Qiang shows a mouse that carries two chromosomes fused together, the first engineered karyotype in mice
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
While most of us are born with 2 sex chromosomes in either a combination of XX or XY, there are many cases of people who
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2022
Microbiology
It was once hypothesized that a strange, microscopic creature called Saccorhytus, a spiked animal with no anus, was the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been able to create stem cells that can mimic the early stages of mouse development. The researchers use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
You may have seen a 'super plant' growing in between the cracks of sidewalks. Portulaca oleracea is commonly known as pu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene editing has Brough beneficial changes to many foods. Now, researchers have engineered a plant that produced tomatoe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In another advance for CRISPR technology, researchers have devised a way to edit genes in insects, including cockroaches
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch