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01 May, 2025
Stay Connected to the BESE Division – Now on LinkedIn!
The Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division has recently launched a new website, LinkedIn, and X account, offering fresh ways to connect with our research, programs, news, events and more.
30 April, 2025
Genetic secrets of rice pave way for future farming and conservation
New study provides a comprehensive view of the genomes of rice's wild relatives.
Discovered genes provide strategies to protect rice crops against climate change and to domesticate wild relatives that can grow in currently unproductive habitats.
20 April, 2025
KAUST celebrates outstanding success at 2025 Geneva Exhibition of Inventions
17 April, 2025
New discovery boosts wheat's fight against devastating disease
New research led by KAUST scientists shows the first molecular events that give wheat immunity against stem rust.
16 April, 2025
KAUST Professor Carlos Duarte Wins Prestigious Japan Prize for Pioneering Marine Science Research
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