Isla Miller

Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone. Scientists from Leuven University and the alliance accelerated the reproduction of coconut seedlings and preserved the genetic resources of...

Microorganisms can be engineered to produce a variety of useful compounds, including plastics, biofuels and pharmaceuticals. However, in many cases, bacteria need to compete in the metabolic pathways...

In the past few decades, agricultural land has been largely lost, and increased salinity in soils around the world has received much attention. Nowadays, nearly 8% of the world's arable land can no...

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in the world, however, in fact bananas are at stake and we may no longer eat them at any time. And the source of this crisis is fungal infection, and in...

According to a new study, the first weeks of a ketogenic diet may have a lot of flu-like symptoms, including nausea, fatigue and dizziness. The study was recently published in the journal Frontiers in...

An important gene in maize called HPC1, which regulates certain chemical processes that affect flowering time, originated in the Mexican bighorn sheep (teosinte mexicana), the precursor to modern...

One of the major challenges facing the world is how to provide sustainable energy to meet social needs as the global population continues to grow. Bioenergy crops have received increasing attention as...

In a world plagued by climate change, a common weed provides important clues on how to cultivate drought-resistant crops. Scientists at Yale University describe how Portulaca oleracea integrates two...

Is GM poisonous? Whether there is toxicity of genetically modified genes should be judged from the transferred genes and expressed products, from the principle of transfer, safety evaluation, practice...

Plants are the basis for human survival. They convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis and produce the oxygen we need. However, plants also face various threats and are...

The rapeseed team at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, published a research paper entitled "Multi-omics analysis dissects the genetic architecture of seed coat content in Brassica napus...

After years of experiments, scientists designed thale cress or Arabidopsis to behave like a succulent, to improve water-use efficiency, tolerate salinity and reduce the effects of drought. Tissue...

The water regulation in the leaves is essential to the health of the plant, affecting its growth and yield, susceptibility and drought resistance. The surface of the leaves is the most active part of...

Soil testing has become a must-check item for environmental testing. In recent years, countries around the world have attached great importance to soil testing, which has led to great progress in soil...

Nitrogen is the most important nutrient for crop growth and an important resource. Since the green revolution in the mid-20th century, nitrogen fertilizers have been widely used to promote crop growth...