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CORVALLIS, Ore. - The largest field-based study of genetically modified forest trees ever conducted has demonstrated that genetic engineering can prevent new seedlings from establishing....

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Aug. 3, 2018--A better understanding of the role secreted inflammatory cytokines play in the tumor microenvironment...

New research highlights the extent to which epigenetic variation is influenced by both inherited and environmental factors. Epigenetic processes affect the expression or activity of...

The United States Department of Energy has awarded an expected $10.75 million, four-year grant to the University of Washington, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and...

WHEN: Tuesday to Saturday, Oct. 16-20, 2018 WHERE: San Diego Convention Center 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 WHAT: The latest research in...

The incredible amount of genetic diversity in parasites means humans are often infected with multiple strains, which could make infections worse and increase the prevalence...

Credit: LimnoTech ANN ARBOR--Great Lakes researchers are establishing an experimental network of air-pressure sensors around lakes Michigan and Erie to see if they can detect...

Credit: Jorge Aleman, STRI Trees communicate via a "wood wide web" of roots and microbes in ways that enhance their growth and can reduce carbon...

Credit: Cell Chemical Biology Chestnut Hill, Mass. (8/3/2018) - Proteins - the molecular machines that drive the processes underlying biology - are made from just...

Credit: Brenna Henn, UC Davis A gene implicated in affecting speech and language, FOXP2, is held up as a "textbook" example of positive selection on...

California's Coachella Valley may be ground zero for a new chapter in water rights for Native American tribes, according to a new Stanford study published...

Credit: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute and Hokkaido University Joint press release by Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute and Hokkaido University. Abandoned farmlands...

Credit: ©Science China Press Soybean (Glycine max Merr.) is one of the most important crops, providing more than half of global oilseed production and more...

Credit: Robert Gill The future of Arctic mosquitoes (Aedes nigripes) in western Greenland depends on aquatic habitat and access to blood meals, according to a...

Nowadays, everybody is aware of the toxic effects of the conventional insecticides that are used to protect plants from pest insects. The insecticides are harmful...