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"Cold Insurance" for Crops: Researchers Unlock "On-Demand" Climate Resilience
A research team led by Prof. XU Cao from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences uncovered the spatiotemporal molecular mechanisms behind pollen's cold resilience for the first time and demonstrated a new strategy for climate-resilient crop breeding.
10 Jun 2026
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Chinese Scientists Reveal Novel Mechanism of Plant-Microbe Synergistic Remodeling of Metabolites to Enhance Iron Uptake
A research team led by Dr. WANG Guodong at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, proposed a "Dynamic Remodeling" of plant–microbe metabolism to enhance iron uptake.
08 Jun 2026
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Researchers Develop “All-in-One” Platform for Multiple Trait Stacking in Crops
A team led by GAO Caixia at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a genome engineering platform that allows multiple trait stacking in crops by combining gene knockout, precise sequence editing, and chromosome engineering within a single framework.
08 Jun 2026
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Microbial Diversity Enhances Crop Drought Resilience Through Metabolite Signaling
Dr. FENG Jian’s team at Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS published a preview paper commenting on the research by Northwest A&F University scholars, which established a full mechanistic framework of drought resilience regulation, put forward a hierarchical regulatory model.
05 Jun 2026
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Two Back-To-Back Studies Reveal That the Sperm Surface Protein GEX3 Controls Gamete Fusion and Haploid Induction
Research teams of Prof. LI Hongju and Prof. YANG Weicai at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, uncovered key molecular mechanisms underlying gamete adhesion and fusion in flowering plants and reported a major advance in haploid induction technology.
14 May 2026
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Research Reveals the Evolutionary History of Wheat Quality and Proposes New Strategies for Breeding-by-Design
A research team led by LU Fei at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed how wheat has been shaped into a crop suitable for diverse food-processing purposes and offered new directions for future breeding-by-design strategies.
08 May 2026
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Researchers Reveal a New Epigenetic Mechanism by Which the LARGE3-OsHDT1 Complex Controls Grain Size in Rice
Recently, Prof. LI Yunhai lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and his collaboraters revealed a novel epigenetic mechanism that a complex formed by the histone-binding protein LARGE3 and the histone deacetylase OsHDT1 regulates grain size in rice.
30 Apr 2026
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Cross-Species Repurposing of Unfavorable Genes Mitigates Genetic Bottlenecks
A research team led by Prof. XU Cao at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed an innovative cross-species gene repurposing strategy for future agricultural innovation, enabling scientists to unlock hidden value in genes that were previously discarded during conventional selection.
15 Apr 2026
