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One genetic marker reliably predicts more nutritious cassava roots

Cassava feeds over half a billion people worldwide, often in regions where vitamin A deficiency i...

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Sugarcane's mixed genetic heritage controls its sweetness levels

The sugar in your kitchen bowl traces back to a genetically complex hybrid plant, and understandi...

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Jumping gene spreads more easily through male fruit flies

This is fruit fly genetics research with no connection to plants, gardening, or the natural world...

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Chicken gene-editing tool now targets sex chromosomes directly

If you're here for plants, this one's a miss: it's poultry genetics research, not something that ...

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