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‘Smart plants’? Newly discovered genetic ‘messaging system’ could get us there
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered an internal messaging system that plants use to manage the growth and division ...
Biotech and non-GMO crops may need less separation than believed to prevent ‘contamination’
“Trying to figure out how far GM pollen will travel is really difficult,” says study co-author Rebecca Tyson, associate professor ...
Is organic farming ‘holy grail’ to environmental, food scarcity problems? Study says no
Many people choose organic thinking it’s better for humans and the planet, but a new UBC study published today in ...
Humans overlook bacteria in genomic research
Decades after the genomics revolution, half of known eukaryote lineages still remain unstudied at the genomic level--with the field displaying ...
Genes predispose some people to focus on the negative
A new study by a University of British Columbia researcher finds that some people are genetically predisposed to see the ...
