Researchers Shed New Light on the Molecular Detail of COVID-19
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRESEARCH conducted by scientists from Western Sydney University reveals a distinct binding interface for both key proteins in COVID-19 – ssDNA and RNA – which work to enable the replication of the virus in host cells. The research results are published as an open-access article in the journal PROTEINS. According to co-lead researcher Dr Roland Gamsjaeger from the […]
Our World in Data Says Only ~10% of Global Food Crops Depend on Pollinators
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSEVERAL reports say that about 75% of the world’s crops are dependent on pollinators. A study published by Our World Data suggests that only about 10% of the global food supply is affected by disappearing insect pollinators. According to Our World Data, the previously reported figure stating that 75% of our crops depend on pollinators […]
Semi-dwarf Rice Developed Using CRISPR-Cas9
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 to develop semi-dwarf rice plants. Plant height posture is an important factor in rice production. When the rice plant has elevated height, it is prone to lodging, which can affect yield. The researchers targeted editing the GA20Ox2 gene by introducing CRISPR-Cas9 GA20Ox2 construct into Indonesian rice cultivar IPB3S to develop the semi-dwarf rice mutants. The […]
Researchers Use CRISPR to Understand Genetic Characteristics of Wound Healing in Potatoes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTO help reduce huge losses in the potato industry, biochemist Dylan Kosma from the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources at the University of Nevada, Reno, is using a biochemistry approach to identify genetic characteristics of the wound healing process in potatoes. Potato tuber wound healing involves suberin, a corky material that makes up a large […]
Study Finds CRISPR Could Render Mosquitoes Infertile, Reducing Spread of Diseases
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUSING CRISPR-Cas9, researchers at the Army’s Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies and the University of California Santa Barbara were able to target a specific gene tied to fertility in male mosquitoes. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, discerned how a mutation can suppress the fertility of female mosquitoes. The research team mutated a gene in […]