Associate professor Margaret Worthington supervised the project to identify the genetic pinpoints that could pave the way for breeders to speed up development of thornless varieties of blackberries.

Hold out your hands, palms up, and move them so they are on top of each other. With a little experimentation—and perhaps a ...

Two new studies found that a small, missing piece of DNA located next to a specific protein resulted in orange fur coloration ...

Just released online (and to be published June 12, 2025) in the peer-reviewed journal Cell, genetic research by Jonathan ...

Scientists observe ribosomal cooperation that prevents pauses in protein synthesis, revealing new dynamics for cellular ...

U. of Oregon team uncovered a molecule produced by yeast on the skin that has potent antimicrobial properties against a ...

This valuable study reports the conservation of sperm-egg envelope binding by demonstrating successful recognition of the micropyle in fish eggs by the mouse sperm. However, the evidence supporting ...

Individual components versus entire systems — this is an old topic of debate within genetics, but the recent rush towards combining comprehensive functional genomics and systems biology with ...

Ancient migration between wild horse populations in America and Asia show how ecosystems adapt to survive cataclysmic change ...

Japanese orchids reproduce by self-fertilization with flowers that never open, challenging evolutionary theories.

Inflammatory foods include red meat, processed foods, refined carbohydrates, fried food, and sugary drinks. They can cause ...

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...