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Gain and loss of accessory genes accelerates gene sequence divergence and promotes speciation in prokaryotes
A recent study in Nature Communications led by CBGP researcher Dr. Jaime Iranzo compares the tempos of genome evolution through acquisition and loss of accessory genes and through mutations in core genes. Results imply that gene turnover promotes speciation by facilitating the spread of barriers to homologous recombination across the core genome.
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Identification of a specific regulator of protein synthesis in plants
Researchers at the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA) reveal how plants modulate protein synthesis to adapt it to their living style.
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A step closer to nitrogen-fixing plants
The study shows the power of combining synthetic biology and hard-core biochemistry to engineer a critical step of nitrogenase biosynthesis in yeast..
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Forest Genomics and Biotecnology
This ebook addresses research in genomics and biotechnology to improve the growth and quality of forest trees for wood, pulp, biorefineries and carbon capture.
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Uncover the mechanism by which poplar measures the night hours to determine its annual growth period
Researchers at the Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP, UPM-INIA) are leading an international study that shows how a circadian clock gene in poplars acts as a molecular sensor to quantify the number of night hours and determine the cessation of autumnal growth.
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Five scientific challenges led by women, L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science 2019 award
The challenges of climate change and the protection of biodiversity, the minimization of the impact of plastics in the oceans, the impact of the gender perspective in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases or therapeutic alternatives of different types of cancer have been the five projects awarded.
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