Plants' root systems also act as carbon storehouses, which reduce the amount of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere.

All of our food plants started from wild ancestors. Most plants and animals, it now appears, originated from a single source ...

Tomato fruit size, a trait that strongly influences market value and yield, is governed by intricate developmental processes.

High-quality genome assemblies and CRISPR editing were used in goldenberries to generate more compact and manageable plants.

Leading synthetic biologists have shared hard-won lessons from their decade-long quest to build the world's first synthetic ...

For decades, the dream of slowing aging has hovered at the edge of science fiction, more marketing slogan than medical ...

Potatoes are one of the world's most important food crops, yet genetic improvements to increase tuber yield and quality have ...

Researchers have found a way to control protein levels inside different tissues of a whole, living animal for the first time.

Gene-edited goldenberries clear USDA review, moving closer to farms. Compact plants solve farming challenges for this ...

Now, scientists have developed a method that allows precise, lifelong control of protein levels inside different tissues of a ...

The pace of innovation in the Life Sciences field is accelerating, and the regulatory oversight of the resulting products and ...

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