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- Forest trees remember their roots
- Ancient algae: Genetically engineering a path to new energy sources?
- Genetic switch for limbs and digits found in primitive fish: Before animals first walked on land, fish carried gene program for limbs
- Natural pain relief from poisonous shrub?
- Potato genome sequence published
- Simple little spud helps scientists crack potato's mighty genome
| Forest trees remember their roots Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:45 PM PDT When it comes to how they respond to the environment, trees may not be that different from humans. Recent studies showed that even genetically identical human twins can have a different chance of getting a disease. This is because each twin has distinct personal experiences through their lifetime. According to new research, it turns out that the same is likely true for forest trees as well.  |
| Ancient algae: Genetically engineering a path to new energy sources? Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:45 PM PDT A team of researchers is making a connection between prehistoric times and the present -- ancient algae that can produce their own biofuel -- that could result in genetically creating a replacement for oil and coal shale deposits. Their discovery could have fundamental implications for the future of Earth's energy supplies.  |
| Posted: 11 Jul 2011 12:14 PM PDT Genetic instructions for developing limbs and digits were present in primitive fish millions of years before their descendants first crawled on to land, researchers report. The successful swap suggests that the recipe for limb development is conserved in species separated by 400 million years of evolution.  |
| Natural pain relief from poisonous shrub? Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:13 AM PDT An extract of the poisonous shrub Jatropha curcas acts as a strong painkiller and may have a mode of action different from conventional analgesics, such as morphine and other pharmaceuticals.  |
| Potato genome sequence published Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:18 AM PDT A high quality draft sequence of the potato genome has now been published by the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium, an international team of scientists.  |
| Simple little spud helps scientists crack potato's mighty genome Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:48 AM PDT A rare inbred potato created at Virginia Tech was the first to have its genome sequenced. It will be used as a draft against which the genome sequences of more complicated tubers will be compared.  |
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