IGDB in Media
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Researchers Uncover Networks Controlling Spinal Cord Development
27 Dec 2022Profs. DAI Jianwu and LU Falong at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with Prof. HUANG Jialing at Xiamen University, utilized the single-cell chromatin accessibility techni...
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Researchers Reveal Novel Epigenetic Mechanism in Establishment of Seed Vigour
21 Dec 2022In plants, producing highly vigorous seeds capable to germinate and establish seedlings is vital for their propagation and is a valuable trait in crops. Plant seed obtains its germination capacity during the late seed maturation stage. However, it...
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Novel Epigenetic Mechanism Discovered for Seed Vigour
21 Dec 2022Researchers led by Dr. JIANG Danhua from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found that the incorporation of a histone variant H3.3 into the chromatin is key to the formation of germi...
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Ribosomes Search AUG Codons in Bidirectional Scanning, Challenging the First-AUG Rule
21 Dec 2022Researchers led by Prof. Qian Wenfeng’s group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have challenged the first-AUG rule and the strictly unidirectional scanning model.
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Function of MED25 in Regulating Fruit Ripening
13 Dec 2022Prof. Dr. LI Chuanyou’s group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed the mechanistic function of MED25, a Mediator subunit, in regulating fruit ripening.
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Study Finds Genetic Solution to Pre-harvest Sprouting in Rice, Wheat
13 Dec 2022A new Chinese scientific study has identified a combination of two crop genes that are in charge of controlling seed dormancy and could be used to reduce the costly phenomenon of pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) in crops such as rice and wheat.