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Study could lead to major improvements in crop production

Research led by scientists at The Australian National University could lead to major improvements in crop production.

15 Jul 2020

Study shows an entirely new complexity within enzyme machinery

Proteins are the workers in a cell and, as the "basic element of life", are responsible for the most widely varying metabolic processes.

9 Jul 2020

Researchers solve a controversial question in photosynthesis

The research team has devised novel approaches to observe energy changes that occur in subcellular compartments in live plants.

1 Jul 2020

Researchers create 3D fluorescence and phase imaging of living cells based on digital holography

A research group led by Kobe University's Professor MATOBA Osamu (Organization for Advanced and Integrated Research) has successfully created 3D fluorescence and phase imaging of living cells based on digital holography.

2 Jun 2020

Researchers develop new tool to study how lipids interact with proteins in plants

Harvesting sunlight to make energy is a complex reaction that plants do naturally, but isn't well understood.

13 Apr 2020

Newly discovered genes can help grow crops with minimum synthetic fertilizer

By examining the first hornwort genomes, an international team of researchers headed by the University of Zurich (UZH) and the Boyce Thompson Institute has shed light on the origin of land plants.

17 Mar 2020