By Henry A. Onwubiko“A nation that cannot control its own seeds cannot decide its destiny.” –Captain Ibrahim Troure Genetic engineering, the manipulation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the hereditary ...

Canada is wrestling with how gene-editing should translate to voluntary genetically modified food labels, or whether it even ...

Plants rely on complex chemical defenses to survive attacks from pathogens, yet the genetic basis underlying the production ...

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have constructed the most comprehensive genetic map of the world's primary cotton crop to date.

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BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have constructed the most comprehensive genetic map of the world's primary cotton crop to date. This breakthrough not only sheds light on how the plant ...

A new study has identified the first known gene in eggplant that provides resistance to begomoviruses, a group of plant viruses responsible for major crop losses worldwide. The research shows that ...

A collaborative team of researchers from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, the University of Florida, Gainesville and ...

Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious ...

Renowned scientist Professor Dr Md Tofazzal Islam has been appointed as the dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at ...

Heat-resilient biofertilizers could help crops cope with rising temperatures but engineering them has been slow and uncertain ...

BHUBANESWAR: In a major push to accelerate bio-industrialisation, the state government has announced a comprehensive ...