How extremophiles handle the briny deep
Dec 26, 2014
Single-cell analysis of microbes from Red Sea deep brine pools reveals the genetic innovations needed to thrive in extreme conditions.
Results for genetics
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Growing on salty soils
Feb 6, 2015
KAUST Center for Desert Agriculture leads research to improve crop yields from desert soils.
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Honey bee behavior is in the genes
Aug 22, 2015
An integrated set of genetic mechanisms controls whether bees behave as foragers or nurses.
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Catching a glimpse of the double helix
Dec 19, 2015
Direct imaging of a single DNA molecule provides insights into fundamental biological processes.
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Noisy cells produce bursts of protein
Feb 20, 2016
A new mathematical model explains how random factors affect the production of proteins within the cells.
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Rules of inheritance rewritten in worms
Feb 21, 2019
Laboratory model breaks laws of heredity, opening up new research possibilities in genetics and synthetic biology.
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A fail-safe mechanism for DNA repair
Mar 24, 2019
Single-molecule fluorescent measurements provide fresh insights into a process for keeping errors out of our genomes.
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Regulator of plant immunity tagged
Nov 26, 2019
Discovery of signaling intermediary could lead to more pest-resistant crops.
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Cleaving through the heart of viral infections
Mar 15, 2020
A Cas protein that cleaves viral RNA has been harnessed in a CRISPR/Cas system to destroy prolific viral infections in crop plants.
