Modelling pollen competition
Identification of traits affecting pollen performance
Category: Cells, Genes & Molecules
New open source software for identifying candidate genes
Introducing cageminer, an R/Bioconductor package to prioritize candidate genes by integrating GWAS and gene coexpression networks
Simulating red:far red ratio in your model
The best method depends on your goal, need for accuracy, and computing allowance
Less Is More When Plants Call for Aid
Scientists find that reducing fertilizer input to a field can help plants call for assistance when fighting off herbivores.
Machine learning used to identify transcription factor-DNA interactions
Surveying machine learning methods to improve detection of binding sites.
Botanists find nectar can be a source of antimicrobial compounds
Plants regularly have unprotected sex. How do they avoid unwanted infections?
Marchantia Mothers Switch Off the Father’s Genes After Sex
New research from the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Biology finds evidence of ‘genetic imprinting’ in a non-vascular plant for the first time.
Increased soybean yields finally achieved
Bioengineering boosts photosynthesis and increases yields in food crops for the first time ever.
Connecting rhythmic gene circuits to metabolism explains the slow growth rate of a slow-clock mutant
A model designed to study circadian effects on physiology becomes more broadly useful when the clock regulates metabolites.
Photosynthesis on the far side of the rainbow
Light you cannot see, in the infrared part of the spectrum, is surprisingly important for plant photosynthesis.
The benefits of a network view of selection response for complex traits
A new gene-to-phenotype network for shoot branching.
Unraveling the mechanisms of producing high quality cotton
A new study uses computational modelling to determine how and why cotton quality develops.
Why do cats act so strangely around catnip?
It’s not food, so why would cats chew on catnip and silver vine? Scientists have found cats are improving the plants’ mosquito repellent by damaging the leaves in a specific way.
Modular models allow users to focus on biology rather than programming
Presenting BioCro II: an updated software package for modular crop growth simulations.