Using a modified CRISPR-based mechanism, the team led by Prof. Pallob Kundu has developed a stress-activated gene switch that empowers plants to survive extreme heat and microbial attacks.

A world-first trial led by University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) native bee scientist and conservationist Dr. Kit ...

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The world’s sawmills and plantation forests offer a powerful weapon against climate change, a new study has found.

Dan Buettner, a National Geographic fellow and founder of the Blue Zones project, identified five original Blue Zones: ...

Glenn Carter of Armstrong County knew something was wrong. He turned to Texas A&M AgriLife Extnesion Service to diagnose the corn disease.

Scientists have developed a material with photosynthetic bacteria that convert carbon dioxide into a mineral skeleton. The ...

Scientists reveal that a key evolutionary theory about rapid change is wrong, caused mainly by statistical noise in the data.

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The team mainly explored the behavior of a plant called 'Arabidopsis thaliana' when it was exposed to a pest attack.