Research News
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Snapdragon Enters the Genomic Age
Researchers in China and at the John Innes Centre have successfully assembled a near-complete genome sequence of the popular plant model system Antirrhinum majus.
05 Mar 2019
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Researchers Reveal Unexpected Genome-Wide Off-Target Mutations Caused by Cytosine Base Editing
A research team led by Prof. GAO Caixia in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of Chinese Academy of Sciences performed a comprehensive investigation of the unexpected off-target mutations generated by base editors with deep, whole-genome sequencing in rice, and found cytosine, but not adenine, induce genome-wide off-target mutat...
01 Mar 2019
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Researchers Generated A Shoot Domains Specific Gene Expression Map
Recently,a team led by Prof. JIAO Yuling from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, constructed a cell domain-specific gene expression atlas for the Arabidopsis shoot apex that includes shoot apical meristem and leaf primordia.
18 Jan 2019
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Researchers Found A MYC2-regulated Autoregulatory Negative Feedback Loop to Terminate Jasmonate Signaling in Tomato
Researchers from Dr. LI Chuanyou’s lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, describe an additional and unexpected function of MYC2 in forming an autoregulatory negative feedback circuit that regulates the termination of JA-signaling in tomato.
18 Jan 2019
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Response Regulators Firstly Found to Be Essential for Rice Meiosis
Recently, the team led by Prof. CHENG Zhukuan from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, identified LEOTOTENE1 (LEPTO1) as a player participating in the organization of leptotene chromosome in rice meiosis.
19 Dec 2018
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China Focus: Researchers Discover Brain Functions of Autism Risk Gene in Mice
Chinese researchers have made a breakthrough by finding the functions of an important gene in brain development, and that its deficiency can cause autism.
16 Dec 2018
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Researchers Found Effective Means for Selenium Transport to Rice Grains
A joint research found an effective mean for increasing Se contents in grains by increasing Se transport from roots to shoots.
14 Dec 2018