For the first time, a team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council has ...

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While some scientists argue that agricultural gene editing regulations are overly restrictive, a new paper from the University of Adelaide emphasises the importance of clear regulations to ensure new ...

As an avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you’ve had a run-in with an angry cat. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid plants of their prickles entirely ...

1. Amichai Berman (School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at Tel Aviv University), the PhD student leading the research. Researchers: “Genetic editing in crop plants is a complex process. Our ...

Lifeasible has expanded its rice transformation platform to improve gene transfer efficiency in Oryza sativa research using Agrobacterium-mediated technology, supporting plant genetic engineering and ...

For years, scientists and startups have explored ways to create glowing pants, whether through gene-editing or nanotechnology. A Chinese-based startup, Magic Pen Bio, has created at least 20 glowing ...

Thorns in different plant species have always been an interesting subject for botanists. Be it rose plants or cactus, they ...

Iowa State engineers, left to right, Connor Thorpe and Shan Jiang helped invent the "Flow Guiding Barrel," which improves gene gun performance for the genetic modification of plants. Jiang is holding ...

Cheongho (left) and Haninjin (right) are both plants of the Artemisia genus and are difficult to distinguish by the naked eye ...

A molecular biologist at the Salk Institute shows me a greenhouse full of plants that use a photosynthesis called C4. Plants with that kind of operating system are better suited to thrive in dry and ...