1+ week, 5+ day ago   (216+ words) New this fall, students can choose a major in biochemistry at Carthage College, leading to either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. Biochemistry is a versatile major that provides excellent preparation for graduate programs and careers in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (456+ words) The shift from looking at lots of possibilities to focusing on specific ones in a drug discovery pipeline is why traditional pipelines don’t work well. It’s also why for immunotherapy discovery, you need a “relationship-first” architecture that can track how…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (116+ words) Simon Fraser University Department of Biological Sciences Biological Sciences Merit Scholarship Spring 2026 Congratulations to Yuvraj Kaura, the winner of the Biological Sciences Merit Scholarship for Spring 2026! I am a fourth-year Biological Sciences Honours student at SFU with a deep passion…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (369+ words) The study, published in Nature Genetics, was co-led by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Murdoch University’s Centre for Crop and Food Innovation. The resulting pan-genome includes more than 75,000 gene families and over 66,000 structural variants. Researchers linked…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (259+ words) More specifically, the authors note that, “integrating these structural variants and single nucleotide polymorphisms, genome-wide association studies across five environments identified candidate genes for 20 agronomic traits, underscoring the pivotal roles of these variants in driving mung bean domestication and improvement....

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (432+ words) image: A field view of mungbean view more A field view of mungbean Researchers at Murdoch University's Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI) have made a significant contribution to a landmark international study that has uncovered tens of thousands…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (450+ words) Shaping the next generation of global leaders. Internationally regarded science education experts have called for a revamp of the science curriculum in Australia and New Zealand to prevent young people falling behind on the skills their future depends on. In…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (144+ words) Chinese scientists have successfully isolated a key gene from teosinte, the wild ancestor of modern corn, that dramatically increases the protein content in maize seeds. Published in the journal Nature, the research was led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (331+ words) Modern hybrid sugarcane is one of the most harvested crops on the planet, used to make products including sugar, molasses, bioethanol, and bio-based materials. It also has one of the most complex genetic blueprints. The research was conducted as part…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (813+ words) There’s a “think and do” mindset — and then there’s Caitlin Kestell. Raised in the Midwest, she was taught from a young age that hard work is essential and was encouraged to raise her hand, to help other people and to…...