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Precision Genome Editing of D3 Gene Enhances Rice Architecture and Stress Resilience

By precisely editing the D3 gene, which regulates both plant height and tillering, researchers developed compact, high-tillering rice plants that maintain grain yield while showing enhanced resistance to bacterial blight.

30 Oct 2025

Researchers Discover Novel Clubroot Resistance Gene Crr5 in Chinese Cabbage

Clubroot disease, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a devastating soil-borne pathogen that severely threatens global production of cruciferous crops.

28 Oct 2025

First Chromosome-Scale Genome Assembly of Blackcurrant Reveals Drought Adaptation Strategies

Drought stress disrupts plant growth, metabolism, and reproduction, with devastating effects on crop productivity worldwide.

27 Oct 2025

Study Reveals How TR4 Fungus Silences Banana Defense Genes

Bananas rank among the world's most valuable staple crops, yet their production faces severe losses from Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) tropical race 4 (TR4).

24 Oct 2025

RNA-Based Molecular Switch Enhances Disease Resistance in Pears

In recent years, scientists have uncovered the remarkable regulatory power of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) - RNA molecules once dismissed as "genetic dark matter."

24 Oct 2025

Disrupted Circadian Rhythms Alter Gene Activity in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's disease is notorious for scrambling patients' daily rhythms. Restless nights with little sleep and increased napping during the day are early indicators of disease onset, while sundowning, or confusion later in the day, is typical for later stages of the disease.

24 Oct 2025

Hidden RNA Inside a Gene Solves Decades-Old Telomere Mystery in Roundworms

An international research team led by Hiroki Shibuya at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has solved a genetic mystery and revealed a previously unknown way that DNA can control what cells do.

24 Oct 2025

New Retron-Based Gene Editing Method Corrects Multiple Disease-Causing Mutations

Some genetic disorders-such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Tay Sachs disease-involve many mutations in a person's genome, often with enough variation that even two individuals who share the same disorder might have a different combination of mutations.

24 Oct 2025

Biological Bulldozer Mechanism Explains Ants’ Powerful Sense of Smell

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds.

23 Oct 2025

Synthetic Biology Unlocks New Ways to Engineer Plant–Microbe Interactions

By integrating engineering principles with plant biology, this review highlights how redesigned genetic pathways and plant-based biosensors can deepen understanding of plant responses to both harmful and beneficial microbes.

17 Oct 2025

Combating Influenza A Virus with CRISPR and Human Lung Organ Chips

The Influenza A virus (IAV) has been the cause of six major flu pandemics, responsible for 50 to 100 million deaths globally.

16 Oct 2025

Biological Effects of Childhood Abuse Uncovered Through Epigenome-Wide Analysis

Child maltreatment, which includes abuse and neglect, is one of the most serious public health concerns worldwide.

16 Oct 2025

New Insights into rRNA Motifs and Nervous System Genes

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is a type of molecule and a key building block of the ribosome, the cell's protein-making machinery. rRNA accounts for much of the RNA in a cell, and it's crucial for life.

15 Oct 2025

Pioneering Approach Restores Sperm Production and Fertility in Mouse Model

For many couples facing infertility, medicine offers a range of solutions. But for men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA)-a genetic condition where sperm production stalls-options remain limited.

15 Oct 2025

Discovery Reveals How Microbes Evolve Rapidly Inside the Human Gut

Everywhere you go, you carry a population of microbes in your gastrointestinal tract that outnumber the human cells making up your body.

14 Oct 2025

KCTD10 Acts as a Traffic Controller to Prevent DNA Damage in Dividing Cells

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell division - a discovery that could lead to new cancer therapies, according to a study published in Nature.

14 Oct 2025

Developing GoT-Multi to Track Cancer Evolution and Treatment Resistance

A novel tool created by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Adelaide has improved the capacity to monitor multiple gene mutations while concurrently recording gene activity in individual cancer cells.

13 Oct 2025

Warming Alters Histone Methylation and Iridoid Production in a Traditional Chinese Herb

For centuries, the concept of "geoherbalism" has underscored that traditional Chinese medicines grown in specific regions produce superior therapeutic effects.

10 Oct 2025