The Accelerating Pace Of Genomics Technologies For Plants And Animals
The Plant and Animal Genomics conference recently held in San Diego showcased the ways that rapidly advancing technologies can be used in the crop and livestock sectors ...
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How Plants Protect Their DNA in Space
Like many researchers in the telomere field, Dorothy Shippen, who is a plant telomere biologist at Texas A&M University, was intrigued. Telomere changes in response to the environment can influence an ...
Crucial plant protein traced back to over 600 millions years ago, predating the first plant
Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the ...
This little-known plant can cause third-degree burns and even alter human DNA — and it’s all over New York
It looks like an innocent flower, but it’s so dangerous it can alter human DNA. The Giant Hogweed is one of the most ...
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Genomes Gone Wild
What do cells, genes, mutations, transposons, RNA silencing, and DNA recombination have in common? All were discovered first in plants. It sounds grandiose, but it’s true, and plant biologists delight ...
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How do forensic scientists use DNA?
DNA evidence is reliable as it is highly unlikely ... can be used to place suspects at a crime scene It is possible to plant DNA at a crime scene giving false evidence, or an innocent person ...