3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (345+ words) | Newswise Newswise Crispr fine-tuning unlocks vitamin C-rich potatoes without yield loss A schematic diagram illustrating the changes in Vc content mediated by CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing of the uorf-StGGP1-A/B. Potato is a central pillar of global food security, yet…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (327+ words) | Newswise Newswise How a Single Gene Decides Whether a Wax Gourd Grows Long or Round Proposed model for BhSUN-mediated regulation of fruit shape in wax gourd. Newswise — Wax gourd is a widely cultivated cucurbit crop valued for its culinary and…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (400+ words) | Newswise Newswise Ginsenoside from Panax plants rewires root growth by blocking auxin traffic and triggering oxidative stress Integrative analysis of morphological alterations in P. ginseng adventitious roots following ZR1 treatment. Continuous cropping of Panax species—medicinal plants valued for their ginsenoside content…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (328+ words) | Newswise Newswise Complete monk fruit genome reveals a gentle path to domestication Monk fruit, or Siraitia grosvenorii, has long been used as both a medicinal plant and a source of zero-calorie sweetness. Yet modern production relies heavily on only a…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (505+ words) | Newswise Newswise Chronobiology: Setting Time in Organs LMU researchers have elucidated how different organs adapt the same clock machinery to regulate their individual needs over the course of a day. Newswise — Circadian clocks impose daily rhythm on virtually every cell…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (439+ words) Pepper growers often face a practical challenge: the same lateral branches that support fruit production can also increase pruning demands and production costs. A new study uncovers a molecular control point behind this balance, showing how one transcription factor promotes…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (348+ words) | Newswise Newswise Plant viruses open new routes for gene editing Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-Cas technologies have transformed plant biotechnology, but getting editing machinery into plant cells remains a major bottleneck. Stable transformation and tissue culture regeneration…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1767+ words) Newswise — Dozens of empty champagne bottles line a high shelf in the office of Joan A. Steitz, PhD, each signed by a newly minted doctor on the day of their dissertation defense. It is a sparkling record of mentorship for…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (390+ words) | Newswise Newswise A single gene, a dramatic change: CRISPR unlocks white strawberries CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of MYB10-1B results in white strawberry fruits. Strawberry fruit color is primarily determined by anthocyanins, pigments synthesized through a tightly regulated metabolic pathway. Central to this…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (641+ words) Newswise — The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organism to out-compete its rivals and is thus passed down to its offspring. To suggest otherwise can provoke the ire of certain segments…...