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09 May, 2022
Researchers have identified stem rust resistance in the wild cereal plant Aegilops sharonensis and successfully transferred the resistance gene into bread wheat.
24 April, 2022
A sand-based mulch could help reduce irrigation on desert farms.
29 March, 2022
Stem cell analyses could reveal how extra doses of some genes lead to the characteristics seen in males born with one or more surplus X chromosomes.
27 March, 2022
Insight into the function of the nucleocapsid protein could help develop drugs that reduce coronavirus impact.
17 March, 2022
Unmanned aerial vehicles show promise for monitoring coastal water flows over large areas.
14 March, 2022
Sequencing a high-quality bread wheat genome facilitates the identification of a gene that confers stripe rust resistance and may lead to improved crop resilience.
07 March, 2022
A novel plant-breeding strategy is targeting crop yield, nutritional value and stress tolerance, all through the expression of one gene.
03 March, 2022
A solar-driven system to generate electricity and produce water for crops in arid areas may help a decentralized approach to food, water and energy security.
15 February, 2022
Hydrogen peroxide only forms in the presence of ozone in water microdroplets.
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Jun 2022
BESE Distinguished Lecture Series
Enabling the transition to a global bioeconomy with synthetic biology - opportunities and challengesProfessor Paul Freemont
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CDA Special Guest Lecture: The genome of prosopis cineraria provides insight about its adaptation Mediated via RetroduplicationDr. Khaled Michel Hazzouri
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Unraveling the role of stress granule assembly in plantsProfessor Emilio Gutiérrez
May 2022
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What have introns done for you lately? Investigations of the function and evolution of introns in a new model system, the red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolaeProfessor Stephen Rader
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Food system resilience in the face of uncertainty: Early lessons for the MENA region from the Russia-Ukraine crisisDr. Assem Abu Hatab
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