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Researchers Focus On Gene-Editing Technology To Kick-Start Crop Regeneration

Researchers Focus On Gene-Editing Technology To Kick-Start Crop Regeneration
High-value food crops that face various impediments in breeding new varieties are getting some attention from a collaboration of researchers using the CRISPR-Combo gene-editing technology. While gene-editing technology has improved crop breeding and adaptation, the process of re-growing a plant from edited cells is costly, lengthy and unpredictable. Furthermore, this process, referred to as regeneration,…
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Ecogenomics of Groundwater Phages Suggests Niche Differentiation Linked to Specific Environmental Tolerance

Ecogenomics of Groundwater Phages Suggests Niche Differentiation Linked to Specific Environmental Tolerance
Viruses are ubiquitous microbiome components, shaping ecosystems via strain-specific predation, horizontal gene transfer and redistribution of nutrients through host lysis. Viral impacts are important in groundwater ecosystems, where microbes drive many nutrient fluxes and metabolic processes; however, little is known about the diversity of viruses in these environments. We analyzed four groundwater plasmidomes (the entire…
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NIH awards grants to support bacteriophage therapy research

NIH awards grants to support bacteriophage therapy research
“Phage” therapies offer potential strategy to combat antibacterial resistance. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $2.5 million in grants to 12 institutes around the world to support research on bacteriophage therapy. These awards represent NIAID’s first series of grants focused exclusively on research…
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