Researchers pinpoint the genes responsible for the final three pea traits studied by the famed citizen scientist.

Plant breeding plays a vital role in ensuring global food security by increasing crop yields, improving nutritional quality ...

April 25 is International DNA Day, and it marks the completion of a decade-long project to sequence the DNA of Hong Kong's ...

Scientists at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology and VIVES University College have developed a new method to genetically improve poplar trees without introducing foreign DNA into its ...

For the first time, Professor Veyrier and his team at INRS have discovered a family of enzymes that can cut specific sequences in single-stranded DNA. These enzymes, called site-specific ...

DNA is often seen as the blueprint of life—carrying the code to govern the development and traits of an organism—but “there ...

An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ago, the introduction of CRISPR technology marked a significant breakthrough ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

A team discovers a new family of enzymes capable of inducing targeted cuts in single-stranded DNA A few years ago, the advent of technology known as CRISPR was a major breakthrough in the scientific ...