How a Prehistoric Genetic Split Helped Plants Conquer Polluted Soils
Newswise — Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions such as…
How Soybeans See the Light: New Genetic Map Illuminates Shade Tolerance Mechanisms
Newswise — In intercropping systems, soybeans grown beneath tall maize plants experience severe shading that disrupts photosynthesis, weakens…
Exploration of the GRAS family in Dimocarpus longan: identification, characterization, expression analysis and DlGRAS24 role in flowering time | BMC Plant Biology
Identification of DlGRAS family genes In this study, 56 GRAS genes were identified in longan and named DlGRAS1–DlGRAS56…
TropiCODB: A Multi-Omics Database Unlocking the Genetic Potential of Tropical Crops
Newswise — By integrating genomic, transcriptomic, metabolomic, variomic, and phenotypic datasets for eight major crops—including cassava, sugarcane, and…
Trump threatens China with cooking oil embargo over soybean snub
Travis Hutchison, a soybean farmer, unloads his cargo from his family’s truck at a local grain dealer in…
Why your diet may be exporting extinction abroad without you knowing
A new global metric shows how everyday foods, from beef to coffee, carry vastly different extinction costs, exposing…
Canadian Jobs Report September 2025: Employment Rises, Jobless Rate Steady
The Canadian economy added more jobs than expected but the unemployment rate held steady as more people entered…
Population-scale gene-based analysis of whole-genome sequencing provides insights into metabolic health
To identify genes associated with either adult BMI or T2D risk, we performed association testing using WGS data…
Forensic genetics in the omics era
Jeffreys, A. J., Wilson, V. & Thein, S. L. Individual-specific ‘fingerprints’ of human DNA. Nature 316, 76–79 (1985).…
Current and recommended diets in the USA have embedded forced labour risk
Willett, W. et al. Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.…
Researchers discover how plants produce cancer-fighting mitraphylline
Researchers at UBC Okanagan have uncovered how plants produce mitraphylline, a rare natural compound that may help fight…
Economy expands slightly as PMI rises to 59.1 in September
Manufacturing sector posts 13th month of expansion TBS Report 07 October, 2025, 07:05 pm Last modified: 08 October,…