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Kaiima and Horizon Ag to Jointly Develop New Rice Varieties for US Market
Nov 30, 2016Kaiima Bio-Agritech has partnered with Horizon Ag to develop new rice varieties for the US market by using a breeding tool developed by Kaiima. While Kaiima, based in Israel, is a genetics and breeding technology company, Horizon Ag is a ...
Tags: Kaiima, EP technology
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Meiogenix Partners with Lesaffre to Develop Improved Industrial Yeast Strains
Jun 12, 2016French biotech company Meiogenix has entered into an agreement with Lesaffre to develop improved industrial yeast strains using Meiogenix’s recombination technologies. Meiogenix's PhoeniX technology helps in controlling the process ...
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Arcadia Biosciences Bags US Patent for Non-Gmo Resistant Starch Wheat Technology
Oct 15, 2015Agricultural technology company Arcadia Biosciences has received US patent No. 9,150,839, entitled “Wheat with Increased Resistant Starch Levels” from the US Patent and Trademark Office, encompassing the company’s ...
Tags: Arcadia Biosciences, Wheat, non-genetically modified Resistant Starch
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Researchers Have Color-Coded Cells in Female Mice to Display Silenced
Jan 13, 2014Producing brightly speckled red and green snapshots of many different tissues, Johns Hopkins researchers have color-coded cells in female mice to display which of their two X chromosomes has been made inactive, or “silenced.” ...
Tags: X chromosomes, Johns Hopkins, color-coded cells, genetic diversity
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Through DNA Analysis,Illinois Researchers Have Disproved The Ancient Battle of Raphia
Jan 10, 2014Through DNA analysis, Illinois researchers have disproved years of rumors and hearsay surrounding the ancient Battle of Raphia, the only known battle between Asian and African elephants. "What everyone thinks about war elephants is ...
Tags: DNA analysis, ancient Battle of Raphia, war elephants, Alfred Roca
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Marine Cyanobacteria Forms The Base of The Ocean Food Chain
Jan 10, 2014Marine cyanobacteria—tiny ocean plants that produce oxygen and make organic carbon using sunlight and CO2—are primary engines of Earth's biogeochemical and nutrient cycles. They nourish other organisms through the provision of ...
Tags: marine cyanobacteria, ocean food chain, vesicles, gene transfer
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Cutting-Edge Molecular Breeding Tools Can Improve Stress Tolerance in Hybrids
Jan 9, 2014DuPont Pioneer researchers are working to help growers understand the risks of planting in cold, wet seedbeds and mitigate those challenges with corn hybrids that tolerate less-than-ideal soil conditions. Many Pioneer? brand hybrids feature ...
Tags: Cold Stress, Cold Stress in Corn, New Tools
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Monitoring Marine Mammal Biodiversity Is Often Difficult to Perform
Jan 2, 2014Marine mammals are flagship and charismatic species, very attractive for the general public. Nowadays, they are also considered as highly relevant sentinel of the marine realm. Their presence and their welfare in an area is thought to ...
Tags: marine mammals, marine mammal biodiversity, DNA, DNA barcoding
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Growers Are Advised to Start Using Clubroot-Resistant Varieties
Dec 26, 2013These varieties were seeded into a field known to have higher levels of clubroot. The variety on the left is resistant, the variety on the right is not. Clubroot resistance is an important part of clubroot management, and growers are ...
Tags: clubroot, clubroot resistance, clubroot-resistant varieties
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Introduction Of Seedless Fruit
Apr 23, 2013A seedless fruit is a fruit developed to possess no mature seeds. As consumption of seedless fruits is generally easier and more convenient, they are considered commercially valuable. Most commercially produced seedless fruits have been ...
Tags: Seedless Fruit, Fruit
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WCF Lindt & Sprungli Are Partnering with USDA to Support Research on Fine-Flavorin Ecuador
Mar 29, 2013The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprungli are partnering with the US Department of Agriculture to support genetics research on fine-flavor cocoa varieties grown in Ecuador. The USDA's Agricultural ...
Tags: chocolate, cocoa, Agricultural
