3 years ago
Laying the Groundwork for a New ‘Green Revolution’
In 2015, all member states of the United Nations pledged to pursue the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set forth by the UN General Assembly in its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable …
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4 years ago
A New Method for Unraveling Complex Gene Interactions
The first step for biologists who want to develop new, more efficient biofuels is to understand the genetic underpinnings of plants that can be digested by microbes into chemical compounds. …
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4 years ago
AI for Plant Breeding in an Ever-Changing Climate
How might artificial intelligence (AI) impact agriculture, the food industry, and the field of bioengineering? Dan Jacobson, a research and development staff member in the Biosciences Division at the US …
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4 years ago
Chromosome Connectors Take Center Stage for ORNL Scientists Studying Poplar
The black cottonwood tree, or Populus trichocarpa (poplar), serves as a model organism for scientists studying the structure, growth, development, and genetics of plants. Poplar was the first tree genome scientists …
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4 years ago
ORNL Scientists Make Fundamental Discovery to Creating Better Crops
Written by: Stephanie Seay, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered the specific gene that controls an …
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5 years ago
Breaching the Biomass Problem
In a farewell nod to Titan, scheduled to be decommissioned in August 2019, we present a short series of features highlighting some of Titan’s impactful contributions to scientific research.
6 years ago
A Novel Method for Comparing Plant Genes
During normal photosynthesis, plants capture sunlight and carry out respiration during the day, taking in carbon dioxide that will be used to form carbohydrates. But a small percentage of plant …
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