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IX Scientific Conference in CBGP
CBGP (UPM-INIA) has just celebrated its ninth annual Scientific Conference. Fifteen researchers from the centre presented the results achieved during the last two years.
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AllerScreening, a novel solution for the diagnosis of food allergy
A European Project coordinated by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid will develop a new technology for detecting food allergies, which will enable its diagnosis in a simple and quick way.
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Overexpression of DEMETER, a DNA demethylase, promotes early apical bud maturation in poplar
Winter dormancy is a pivotal developmental and physiological process for the survival of the main terrestrial carbon sink: temperate and boreal forests. This work reveals the crosstalk between the environmentally-controlled active DNA demethylation and bud maturation in poplar. We have characterized a DEMETER-like DNA demethylase involved in this process.
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CBGP participates in the first fertilization congress organised by ACEFER
Two CBGP (UPM-INIA) researchers attended as invited lecturers to the first congress organised by the Asociación Comercial Española de Fertilizantes (ACEFER) in Madrid.
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A barley protease causes opposite effects against an acari and a fungus
HvPap-1 is a barley protease induced by the attack of both, an acari and a fungus. However, when it is overexpressed or silenced opposite effects against both stresses are found.
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First active NifB protein purified from a eukaryotic cell
Expression of NifB from a methanogen in mitochondria of yeast and tobacco solved the problem of NifB insolubility in eukaryotic cells, a step necessary for the generation of nitrogen fixing plants.
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