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Plant cell biotechnology
Plant cell biotechnology applies principles of tissue culture and genetic engineering to generate genetically modified plants. The genetically modified plants produced via plant cell biotechnology are designed to show enhanced characteristics such as resistance to drought.
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NOV 16, 2021Plants & Animals
Climate change is threatening many of the world's crops, and may disrupt the growth of barley that's used to make beer.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm are basically cells with a tail. It can seem surprising that they are able to navigate and swim with purpose. New ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2021Plants & Animals
To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genomic sequencing tools have enabled researchers to study microbial communities that are everywhere in our world, even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2021Microbiology
The atmospheric levels of methane, which is known to be a potent greenhouse gas, have been steadily increasing for many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2021Plants & Animals
For many years, researchers took notice of weirdly shaped bite marks in marine animals like dolphins, whales, sea turtle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2021Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study shows that, yes, your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Agriculture, especially the production of meat, puts tremendous pressure on the environment and is thought to be a major ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Microbiology
Plastic is a long-lasting material that has many uses, which has led to a proliferation of plastic packaging that is pol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
Manipulating RNA could increase rice and potato crop yields by over 50%, according to a group of researchers from the Un ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,Written By: Anne MedinaJUN 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some aquatic animals like sea cucumbers and some types of catfish that can survive in environments with limite ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have known that wherever humans go, we carry microorganisms with us, and the International Space Station is n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals grow from what looks like a clump of cells, but those cells organize into specific patterns, laying the right fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Microbiology
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great model organism for biomedical research. They generate large numbers of embryos that develop rapidl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In the latter half of the last century, agriculture underwent a technological revolution that enabled farmers to create ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Plants & Animals
Climate change is threatening many of the world's crops, and may disrupt the growth of barley that's used to make beer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm are basically cells with a tail. It can seem surprising that they are able to navigate and swim with purpose. New
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genomic sequencing tools have enabled researchers to study microbial communities that are everywhere in our world, even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Microbiology
The atmospheric levels of methane, which is known to be a potent greenhouse gas, have been steadily increasing for many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
For many years, researchers took notice of weirdly shaped bite marks in marine animals like dolphins, whales, sea turtle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2021
Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study shows that, yes, your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Agriculture, especially the production of meat, puts tremendous pressure on the environment and is thought to be a major
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Microbiology
Plastic is a long-lasting material that has many uses, which has led to a proliferation of plastic packaging that is pol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Manipulating RNA could increase rice and potato crop yields by over 50%, according to a group of researchers from the Un
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,
Written By:
Anne Medina
JUN 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some aquatic animals like sea cucumbers and some types of catfish that can survive in environments with limite
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have known that wherever humans go, we carry microorganisms with us, and the International Space Station is n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals grow from what looks like a clump of cells, but those cells organize into specific patterns, laying the right fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Microbiology
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great model organism for biomedical research. They generate large numbers of embryos that develop rapidl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In the latter half of the last century, agriculture underwent a technological revolution that enabled farmers to create
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch