KIT researchers succeeded for the first time in reducing the number of chromosomes in a plant using the CRISPR/Cas method – surprisingly without affecting its growth The CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors ...

Across the globe, soil compaction is becoming an ever more serious challenge. Heavy vehicles and machinery in modern ...

Plants have developed an extraordinary ability to synthesize a diverse array of secondary metabolites. These compounds are ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes get expressed in ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

India continues to face an alarming rise in air- and water-borne diseases, driven by rapid urbanization, population growth, ...

The IUCN vote holds no legal weight in any nation, but it is of huge symbolic, cultural and political importance. By ...