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CSIRO scientists helped develop this insect-resistant cotton variety, using a gene derived from a soil bacteria, Bacillus ...

Resistance to disease should mean a longer life, but researchers have found that a mutant protein that helps a plant fight ...

New research from Max Planck Institute reveals how plants defend their genomes from invasion by chloroplast DNA.

Scientists have reported use of antibacterial coatings made from resilin-mimetic proteins to fully block bacteria from attaching to a surface. A protein that gives fleas their bounce has been used to ...

Laboratory could improve crop resilience In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists have acquired detailed knowledge about the internal structures and mode of regulation for a specialized ...

The study emphasizes that one of the most significant contributions of AI to plant science lies in rapid, image-based disease ...

Plants constantly interact with a wide array of microorganisms in their environment, ranging from beneficial symbionts to ...

Trichoderma species constitute a group of filamentous fungi extensively recognized for their effectiveness in biological ...

The composition of important nutritional and antinutritional factors in tubers produced by virus- and insect-resistant potato plants were compared to tubers produced by conventional potato plants. Key ...

Led by Professor Yang Qing at the Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the study focused on ABCH transporters, a family of proteins found in insects ...

† Division of Molecular Structure, Medical Research Council National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, United Kingdom ‡ Division of Physiology and Metabolism, ...