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Reduced Intrinsic DNA Curvature Leads to Increased Mutation Rate
Recently, researchers from QIAN Wenfeng’s Lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, DNA revealed that curvature reduces the mutation rate by promoting protein binding that makes DNA less accessible to mutagens.
19 Sep 2018
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Cell-to-cell Heterogeneity in DNA Methylation Is Accessible from Bulk
Researchers from QIAN Wenfeng’s Lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, established a gold standard of the cell-to-cell heterogeneity in DNA methylation based on single-cell bisulfite sequencing data and built a database of the data for heterogeneity.
13 Sep 2018
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Chromatin Remodeling Regulates Lipid Droplet Size
A new study lead by Dr. HUANG Xun from Institute of Genetics and Developmental biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered the chromatin remodeling regulation of lipid droplet size in fruitfly fat cells.
11 Sep 2018
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Gene bZIP73 Facilitates Adaptation of Japonica Rice to Cold Climates
Scientists from Chinese Academy of Sciences recently identified a gene facilitated adaptation of one kind of rice to cold climates.
17 Aug 2018
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A Way to Get Green Revolution Crops to Be Productive without Needing So Much Nitrogen
A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences in China and the University of Oxford in the U.K. has found a way to grow green revolution crops using less nitrogen with no reduction in yield.
17 Aug 2018
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Plant Sciences: Breeding the top of the Crops
Researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences found elite crops can be bred to maintain their current high yields with less fertilizer.
10 Aug 2018
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CRISPR Editing Used to Fine-tune Protein Translation Levels in Eukaryotes
Recently, a team led by Professor GAO Caixia at Institute of genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences developed and published a novel CRISPR editing based approach for fine-tuning the protein translation levels of plant genes, with the potential of being useful in many other eukaryotic organisms.
07 Aug 2018
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A New Released Chinese Soybean Genome Facilitates Soybean Elite Cultivar Improvement
Recently, Chinese scientists reported a high-quality de novo soybean genome for a Chinese soybean accession “Zhonghuang 13”. This genome and a subsequently established comprehensive gene co-expression network facilitate important agronomic genes mining and provide valuable information for future soybean elite cultivar improvement.
02 Aug 2018
