Research News
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Scientists Find New Mechanisms Regulating Rice Grain Size and Weight
A joint research revealed the GW2-WG1-OsbZIP47 pathway to regulate rice grain size and weight.
17 May 2021
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Scientists Uncover How Resistance Proteins Protect Plants from Pathogens
A joint team at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University recently investigated the molecular mechanism by which the ZAR1 resistosome activates plant immunity. Embargo: 11:00 AM ET (US), May 12, 2021
13 May 2021
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Researchers Reveal Knl1 Gene Function in Plants
Dr. HAN Fangpu’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reports the identification and functional study of the maize Knl1 gene which is a major component of the KMN network that links centromeric DNA and the plus-ends of spindle microtubules.
11 May 2021
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Structure Gives Insight into How Plants Keep Their “Mouths” Shut
Scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the structure of SLAC1 channel for stomatal signaling in leaves.
27 Apr 2021
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A Transcriptional Regulatory Module Enhances Lipid Accumulation in Soybean Seeds
A team led by Prof. ZHANG Jinsong from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences recently revealed a new transcriptional regulatory module enhancing lipid accumulation in soybean.
26 Apr 2021
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Scientists Reveal Origin of Neuronal Diversity in Hypothalamus
Prof. WU Qingfeng’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reveals that multiple cell types along the lineage hierarchy contribute to the fate diversification of hypothalamic neurons in a stepwise fashion
22 Apr 2021
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Chinese Researchers Revealed that Hypothalamic Tanycytes Contribute to Tissue Repair and Tumorigenesis
Recently, a study led by Dr. WU Qingfeng from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed the regenerative and tumorigenic potential of adult hypothalamic tanycytes in the context of median eminence stem cell niche.
20 Apr 2021
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Researchers Demonstrate Very High Specificity of Prime Editors in Plants
Researchers at Dr. GAO Caixia’s group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, demonstrate the genome-wide specificity of prime editors in plants
16 Apr 2021