Mick Kulikowski
Still-unapproved CRISPR gene-drive could suppress fruit-killing vinegar flies
Researchers have developed a "homing gene drive system" based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila ...
‘Canary in the coal mine for agriculture’: Simple soil temperature test can predict and prevent spread of corn-ravaging worms without pesticides
Soil temperature can effectively monitor and predict the spread of the corn earworm, a pest that ravages corn, cotton, soybeans, ...
Tomorrow’s corn: Gene associated with resistance to multiple leaf diseases identified
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a specific gene in corn that appears to be associated with resistance ...
Gene to gene interactions important to trait variance
Gaining more insight into predicting how genes affect physical or behavioral traits by charting the genotype-phenotype map holds promise to ...