Genetic discovery puts bigger, tastier tomatoes and eggplants on the horizon
Bigger, tastier tomatoes and eggplants could soon grace our dinner plates thanks to Johns Hopkins scientists who have ...
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Penn researchers create ‘genetic map’ of kidney in effort to advance kidney disease treatment
First author Hongbo Liu, a former postdoctoral fellow in the division of Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension at Penn, told ...
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Genetic testing paves way for juicier, larger tomatoes and eggplants
The genetic duplicates, or paralogs, played a crucial role in shaping traits such as flowering time, fruit size, and shape.
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Gene modification can create bigger, better tomatoes, but should we do it?
Scientists have identified genes that control tomato and eggplant size, paving the way for bigger, tastier, and more ...
CRISPR Breakthrough Unlocks the Genetic Blueprint for Super-Sized Produce
A genetic breakthrough may soon bring bigger and better tomatoes and eggplants to the world. Scientists have mapped the ...
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Single-cell eQTL mapping in yeast reveals a tradeoff between growth and reproduction
Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we mapped thousands of expression quantitative trait loci in yeast, including a variant in GPA1 that influences gene expression, cell-cycle occupancy, and mating ...