Research News
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A Peroxidase Gene GmPrx16 Confers Drought Tolerance in Soybean
A peroxidase GmPrx16 was detected to enhance the drought tolerance variations in a natural soybean population by genome-wide association study (GWAS).
29 Nov 2023
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Scientists Reveal New Mechanism for Dynamic Regulation of Manchette Microtubules During Sperm Development
Researchers led by MENG Wenxiang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have shown that knocking out of the calmodulin-regulated spectrin-associated protein 1 (CAMSAP 1) gene in mice resulted in typical oligoasthenoteratozoospermia, including abnormal sperm head and tail, reduced sperm quantit...
03 Nov 2023
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Seeing how SOS1 works in response to salt stress
Recently, Dr. CHEN Yu-hang’s team from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed a structural basis for understanding the molecular mechanism of SOS1 activation.
02 Nov 2023
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Researchers Identified a Novel Soybean Regulator that Affects Seed Weight and Size
Research group of Prof. ZHANG Jinsong, from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), recently identified the regulatory factor GmPLATZ, which controlled seed weight and size through GmPLATZ-GmGA20OX/cyclins module in soybean.
26 Oct 2023
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Chinese Scientists Use Custom Genome Assembly and Editing Method to Improve Sheepgrass
A research team led by Dr. CAO Xiaofeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences improved the biomass-related traits in sheepgrass using its own custom genome editing system while increasing understanding of sheepgrass genomics.
25 Oct 2023
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Site Selectivity and Neurological Functions of N6-methyladenosine Modification
Professor WANG Xiu-Jie of Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and her research team summarized their study on the dynamic regulation of N6-methyladenosine in the past decade.
24 Oct 2023
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Scientists Discover How Low Phosphorus Regulate Rice Architecture and Nutrient Uptake
Researchers led by Dr. WANG Bing and LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed that the low phosphorus activates the biosynthesis and signaling of strigoalactones to regulate plant architecture and uptake of nitrogen and phosphate in rice.
16 Oct 2023
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Chinese Scientists Reveal Centromere Repositioning in Soybean Genome
Dr. HAN Fangpu’s research team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences unveiled the extensive phenomenon of centromere repositioning within the soybean genome.
11 Oct 2023