Sentences with phrase «in plant genomics»

As a faculty member, one of Cone's Broader Impacts activities was to start a summer internship program for undergraduates interested in plant genomics research (Plant Genomics Internships @ MU).

«It's a bit like human disease but in plants, to understand the pathogen and its interaction with the plant allows to develop a functional cure to treat the affected plants» emphasizes the specialist in plant genomics.

Springer works in plant genomics, an area that marries the verdant milieu of greenhouses and growth rooms — and sometimes even cornfields — to the florescent - lit world of bench and computational science.

As in many fields, getting your research funded is a challenge in plant genomics.

Not exact matches

[European perspectives of organic plant breeding and seed production in a genomics era.]

and Østergård, H. (2007) European perspectives of organic plant breeding and seed production in a genomics era.

«Currently, we are conducting a series of joint investigations on gene family evolution and adaptation genomics in plants with colleagues at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and we foresee more significant results from this collaboration,» says Xiao - Ru Wang.

Only in recent years have advances in genomics — and understanding how genetics play out in whole organisms — made it realistic for crop breeders to be able to identify traits in wild plants and selectively breed them into domestic stock.

In addition to its utility for answering basic scientific questions, Springer appreciates how genomics has made his work more relevant to other areas, such as plant breeding and physiology.

According to Crispin Taylor, the executive director of the American Society of Plant Biologists in Rockville, Maryland, and a former editor for Science Careers, plant genomics is «a discipline and a set of tools, both.&rPlant Biologists in Rockville, Maryland, and a former editor for Science Careers, plant genomics is «a discipline and a set of tools, both.&rplant genomics is «a discipline and a set of tools, both.»

Maine also approved bond measures to create an animal and plant disease and insect control lab, build a genomics and disease research center, and modernize and expand a biological lab specializing in tissue repair and regeneration.

Combining archaeology, archaeobotany, genetics and computational genomics in an interdisciplinary study has produced novel insights into the origins of our crop plants.

Genomic sequencing experts at Johns Hopkins partnered with pharmacologists at Stony Brook University to reveal a striking mutational signature of upper urinary tract cancers caused by aristolochic acid, a plant compound contained in herbal remedies used for thousands of years to treat a variety of ailments such as arthritis, gout and inflammation.

«There was a major gap for researchers using genomic DNA sequences to understand the evolution of species complexes,» says Ryan Folk, lead author of a study in a recent issue Applications in Plant Sciences.

Plants perform these regulations mainly by regulating nuclear gene expression and multiple intracellular signaling pathways have been shown to play a role in the genomic response of plants to stress, but the processes are not well underPlants perform these regulations mainly by regulating nuclear gene expression and multiple intracellular signaling pathways have been shown to play a role in the genomic response of plants to stress, but the processes are not well underplants to stress, but the processes are not well understood.

Plant breeding research elsewhere in the world has benefited from advances in genomics and molecular markers, but plant breeding scientists in China do not work closely with researchers in those areas, says Carl Pray, an agriculture, food, and resource economics expert at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who has worked in CPlant breeding research elsewhere in the world has benefited from advances in genomics and molecular markers, but plant breeding scientists in China do not work closely with researchers in those areas, says Carl Pray, an agriculture, food, and resource economics expert at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who has worked in Cplant breeding scientists in China do not work closely with researchers in those areas, says Carl Pray, an agriculture, food, and resource economics expert at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who has worked in China.

«For wheat researchers languishing in genomic poverty, this is the beginning of genomic empowerment,» says Bikram Gill, a plant geneticist at Kansas State University in Manhattan.

«While previous molecular studies have provided simple snapshots of the gene transcript variations that are associated with the exposure of insects to natural and synthetic chemicals, the genomics approaches used in this study offer a significantly more complex perspective on the biochemical and physiological processes occurring in plant - insect interactions,» Schuler said.

New DNA sequencing technologies have greatly advanced genomic and metagenomic studies in plant biology.

The research could lead to at least tripling the provitamin A levels [the precursor to vitamin A] in Africa's maize, said senior author Edward Buckler, a U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Station research geneticist in Cornell's Institute for Genomic Diversity and Cornell adjunct associate professor of plant breeding and genetics.

It was accomplished by two biologists at UC San Diego working on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster who employed a new genomic technology to change how mutations could spread through a population — a concept long established in plants by the father of modern genetics, Gregor Mendel.

Gramene is a curated, open - source, integrated data resource for comparative functional genomics in crops and model plant species.

Anyone with an opinion is invited to attend a plant genomics meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, in late June.

The new study brought together experts in soil science, microbial and plant genomics, and metabolomics to explore these potential metabolic connections.

He works with Dr. Andrew Paterson on constructing and characterizing physical and genetic maps of crop plants in the genus Brassica and also works on a database to advance comparative genomic analysis of the Brassica.

The government of Alberta and private funders have given C$ 25.2 million ($ 22.1 million) to two new research programs that will study genomics to discover new ways to use microbes in energy production and new uses for plants in medicine and in industry, Genome Alberta said today...

Comparative genomics of plant - associated pseudomonas spp.: Insights into diversity and inheritance of traits involved in multitrophic interactions.

The focus is on molecular microbiology and virology, and includes topics such as genomics, the gamut of plant and animal host - pathogen interactions, host immune responses, characterization and evolution of virulence determinants, cell cycle and differentiation, symbiosis in plant and animal associations, environmental microbiology, biodiversity and evolution, population dynamics, sex and mutagenesis, antibiotic resistance and production, drug and vaccine targets, as well as aspects of prion diseases and of fungal and protozoan biology.

The project is part of the USDA's focus on supporting research in plant breeding, genetics, and genomics to improve crops, identify and address threats from pests and diseases, and, create new technologies and tools for plant breeders.

«Our goal is to use comparative genomics approaches to fill in gaps in our understanding of how plant reproduction works and to define the aspects of the mechanisms we've discovered so far that are either ancient or new innovations.»

The GOBii project hopes to bridge the gap between plant breeders and the available genomic resources to yield better crops, especially in developing countries.

«They have exceptional facilities and are experts in agronomics, plant breeding, and genomics, among other things,» Wu said.

Specifically, Dangl and his team investigate how the plant immune system discriminates between microbial friend and foe in a complex environment, using tools and techniques from genomic, structural, cellular, and molecular biology.

He is Founder, Chairman and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not - for - profit, research organization with more than 400 scientist and staff dedicated to human, microbial, plant, synthetic and environmental genomic research, as well as the exploration of social and ethical issues in genomics.

We combine biochemical, structural, cellular and functional information using purified proteins, mutant and transgenic plants, yeast and chemical genomic screening systems, transient gene expression assays, confocal microscopy and in silico data analysis to compare ROP - centered kinase signaling during cell polarity (in vitro pollen tubes), morphogenesis (whole plant) and pathogenesis (fungi - infected cells).

Bring students up - to - date on advances in plant genetics and genomics by integrating laboratory experiences with online bioinformatics resources.

Using genomic technologies — those that examine the entirety of available genetic diversity in individual plants or animals and populations of those individuals — scientists can identify beneficial genetic traits and bring together new combinations of genes that enable crops and animals to perform well in specific environments.

Genome Alberta announced C$ 25.2 million (US$ 22.2 million) in public / private funding over four years for two new genomic research projects, one targeted at enhanced recovery of fossil hydrocarbon resources from oil sands and coal beds through biological processes, the other focused on discovering plant genes that can be sequenced and used... Read more →

Sapphire Energy has not provided many details publicly about its technology except to say that it doesn't need fresh water to grow the algae and that it has assembled a team with expertise in cell biology, plant genomics, and algal production.

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