Potatoes are a staple food for over 1.3 billion people. But despite their importance for global food security, breeding ...

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Whole genome duplication (WGD ... experts from the University's School of Life Sciences look at how three successful polyploid plant species evolved to manage the extra DNA and whether they ...

We apply genomics, genetics, physiology and cell biology to understand the processes of plant genome dynamics, and exploit genome structural knowledge to develop tools and know-how for plant breeding.

The genomic diversity of eukaryotic microorganisms has not yet been fully investigated but, as reviewed in this month's column, this is beginning to change. Our view of what a typical eukaryotic ...