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New Software Tool Helps Scientists Design and Analyze Gene Regulation
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (154+ words) CREsted combines several steps, including data processing, model training, interpretation, and DNA sequence design, into a single, streamlined workflow. "CREsted allows researchers to systematically study enhancer logic across biological systems, starting from cell-by-cell maps of accessible regulatory DNA and going…...
Scientists Identify Gene to Improve Root Systems in Cereal Crops
1+ week, 1+ day ago (276+ words) ISAAA - Scientists Identify Gene to Improve Root Systems in Cereal Crops A collaborative research from University of Queensland Ph D candidate Richard Dixon and scientists at the Australian National University revealed a plant signaling gene that could help develop cereal…...
CRISPR Rice Exhibits Improved Photosynthesis Under Drought Stress
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (403+ words) Plants have natural survival mechanisms that sometimes work against them during extreme weather conditions. Within a plant's cells, there are membrane lipids that act as messengers. When a plant experiences stress such as drought, an enzyme called Phospholipase D (PLD)…...