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Oct 08 2019
Rodent Research Group reveals the molecular mechanism of hypothalamus in the regulation of seasonal breeding in Brandt’s vole
Recently, a paper entitled “Dynamic expressions of hypothalamic genes regulate seasonal breeding in a natural rodent population” was published on Molecular Ecology from the Rodent Research Group at IP... -
Oct 08 2019
Geminivirus-associated betasatellites: exploiting chinks in the antiviral arsenal of plants
Geminiviruses are a group of plant DNA viruses that infect a wide range of crops worldwide. Betasatellites are a diverse group of circular single-stranded DNA satellites frequently associated with beg... -
Aug 26 2019
Progress in Identification of Maize Phytochrome-Interacting Factors (ZmPIFs) in Shade Avoidance Response
Recently, researchers from Biotechnology Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), in collaboration with South China Agricultural University, have published their research... -
Aug 08 2019
Balancing Growth and Defense Responses under Shade Conditions
Recently, cooperating with South China Agricultural University, researchers from Biotechnology Research Institute in CAAS have published a research paper entitled “Arabidopsis FHY3 and FAR1 Regulate t... -
Aug 08 2019
Coordinative Mechanism Regulating Nitrogenase Activity by a Novel Non-coding RNA
Recently, the latest research of the microbial functional genomics team led by Professor Min Lin of Biotechnology Research Institute, CAAS indicated that a novel regulatory noncoding RNA is cooperativ... -
Jul 15 2019
A Robust Breeding Technology Developed for Supersweet, Waxy, and Supersweet-waxy Compound Fresh Specialty Corn
Maize is one of the major cereals that are important for feedstuff, industrial feedstock and human foods. Specialty maize, such as sweet corns and waxy corns, has been welcomed by consumers for a long... -
Jul 15 2019
Discovery of a new member of rice male sterility genes——TIP3, regulating Ubisch bodies and pollen wall formation in rice
Male reproductive development involves a complex series of biological events and precise transcriptional regulation is essential for this biological process in flowering plants. -
Jul 15 2019
A Robust Breeding Technology Developed for Supersweet, Waxy, and Supersweet-waxy Compound Fresh Specialty Corn
Maize is one of the major cereals that are important for feedstuff, industrial feedstock and human foods. Specialty maize, such as sweet corns and waxy corns, has been welcomed by consumers for a long... -
Jun 05 2019
Progress made in using graphene oxide as a pesticide synergist
Recently, Prof. Wang Zhenying’s team from Institute of Plant Protection, CAAS has published their research results as a front-cover paper entitled “Graphene oxide as a multifunctional synergist of ins... -
Jun 05 2019
New CRISPR/Cas9 toolkits for efficient genome editing in rice
Recently, an article entitled “Cas9-NG greatly expands the targeting scope of genome-editing toolkit by recognizing NG and other atypical PAMs in rice” was published in the Molecular Plant (IF = 9.326...