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Restore precious genes from wild wheat
Biology

Restore precious genes from wild wheat

US and Israeli scientists have cloned a wild wheat gene called GPC-B1, which is thought to work to increase protein, iron and zinc in grains.

December 17, 2018
Genes make wheat more nutritious
Biology

Genes make wheat more nutritious

Scientists have found a way to increase protein, zinc and iron in wheat, an achievement that can help bring more nutritious food to millions of people around the world.

December 17, 2018
Decode the gene of shoe sole
Biology

Decode the gene of shoe sole

Thanks to the genetic decoding of shoe sole, a single-celled organism used as a model for biological research, French researchers have confirmed the importance of genome…

December 17, 2018
Decode the smallest bacterial genome
Biology

Decode the smallest bacterial genome

The race to find the smallest biological genome has suddenly entered a new phase. The new work [1] published the ~ 422-kb genome of aphid bacterium, Buchnera aphidicola.…

December 17, 2018
Decipher the mysterious life of honey bees
Biology

Decipher the mysterious life of honey bees

Scientists have deciphered the honey bee genome, finding clues about their complex social behaviors. The result is that bees become the second insect after fruit flies a…

December 17, 2018
Why is the fruit ripe?
Biology

Why is the fruit ripe?

Plant hormones (hormones) such as ethylene, gibberelline, auxine, brassinosteroid, abscisic acid, cytokinine ... act at the molecular level and interfere with the regula…

December 17, 2018
A few facts about anti-drought in plants
Biology

A few facts about anti-drought in plants

In agricultural production, the process of drought that occurs during cultivation is likely to cause a serious decline in output. A good example is in corn, 4-day water…

December 17, 2018
For the first time decoding the woody gene
Biology

For the first time decoding the woody gene

American black poplar has become the third plant, after rice and a grass called Arabidopsis thaliana, to be secreted about the genetic structure. This success can be

December 17, 2018
A cell Tetrahymena thermophila has 25,000 genes
Biology

A cell Tetrahymena thermophila has 25,000 genes

When in a natural environment such as muddy water, this microorganism uses cilia to find ways to snatch all things through it. If no object is touched, it will act as an…

December 17, 2018
Promoting precious genetic resources
Biology

Promoting precious genetic resources

Currently in our country, the field of creating genetically modified organisms, transgenic research into plants (GM) is being approached, invested and implemented with s…

December 16, 2018