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New T2T Bread Wheat Genome Assembly Enables Detailed Satellitome Mapping
1+ min ago (97+ words) Bread wheat’s genomic “dark matter” has come into sharper focus in a new analysis that maps thousands of repetitive DNA sequences across all 21 chromosomes. Using the first complete, gap-free telomere-to-telomere assembly of the bread wheat genome, researchers have re-examined the…...
CnQuant Enables High-Resolution Chromosomal Copy Number Profiling for
36+ min ago (83+ words) A new open-source software platform could bring high-resolution chromosome analysis closer to routine cancer care, allowing clinicians to inspect tumor DNA for missing, duplicated and amplified genomic regions through an interactive interface rather than relying on static laboratory reports. Called…...
Two Tests Could Sharpen Transcription Factor Footprints in V-Plots
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (838+ words) A graphical method for locating transcription factors on DNA could become more reliable with two simple tests that distinguish genuine protein footprints from artifacts created by DNA-cutting enzymes....
Genomic and metabolomic fingerprints authenticate finfish origins and
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (45+ words) The Next Seafood Fraud Detector Could Read a Fish’s DNA—and Its Chemical History Subject of Research: Genomic and metabolomic authentication of finfish aquaculture products by geographic origin and production method Subject of Research: Biology Cite Scienmag News APA MLA…...
Plant RNA Switching Reveals Heat-Tolerance Transcripts Controlled by SIZ1
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (65+ words) As rising temperatures threaten plant growth and agricultural productivity, researchers have identified a molecular editing process that helps Arabidopsis seedlings respond to heat. The study, published in Stress Biology, shows that the SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 influences which ending individual messenger RNA…...
Alpine Yarrow Accessions Reveal Promising Path Toward Sustainable
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (817+ words) An alpine herb traditionally gathered for bitters and liquors may be one step closer to leaving the wild and entering cultivation. Researchers evaluating seven accessions of Achillea erba-rotta subsp. moschata, an aromatic perennial in the daisy family, identified three candidates…...
Live Cell Shapes Reveal How Tissues Choose Their Final Identities
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (862+ words) Cells do not become specialized in a single instant. During development, they gradually change their molecular programs, position, shape, polarity and behavior before reaching a mature identity. A study in Molecular Systems Biology highlights a way to follow that process…...
Orbitrap and FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Compared for Analyzing Dissolved
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (67+ words) A New Mass-Spectrometry Showdown Reveals That “Seeing” Water’s Hidden Chemistry Depends on the Instrument Subject of Research: Molecular analysis of dissolved organic matter using Orbitrap and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry Subject of Research: Chemistry Article Title: Comparison…...
How Design, Modeling, and Spatial Analysis Shape Genomic Selection
16+ hour, 18+ min ago (71+ words) Plant breeders may be able to test far more crop varieties without sacrificing the accuracy of genomic predictions, according to a large simulation study spanning maize, sunflower and oat. The research found that partially replicated field designs—plots in which…...
Barley Cold-Inducible Disordered Protein CISP Acts as a Small RNA Chaperone
19+ hour, 6+ min ago (55+ words) Cold-Induced Barley Protein Helps Plants Keep RNA Unwound in the Deep Cold Subject of Research: The role of the cold-induced barley protein CISP as an RNA chaperone and mediator of cold tolerance Subject of Research: Agriculture Article Title: CISP, an…...