Rice-based Cholera Vaccine Induces Antibodies in Small Trial
Rice-based Cholera Vaccine Induces Antibodies in Small Trial
Immune-response levels to the edible vaccine varied among the subjects, possibly due to differences in the gut microbiome.
Immune-response levels to the edible vaccine varied among the subjects, possibly due to differences in the gut microbiome.
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Hybrid Rice Developer Yuan Longping Dies at 90
Lisa Winter | May 26, 2021 | 2 min read
The high-yield variety of rice he produced in the 1970s prevented countless people from dying of starvation.
Genomics Reveals How Humans Can Inadvertently Drive Plant Mimicry
Shawna Williams | Mar 1, 2020 | 4 min read
Hand weeding of fields spurred an interloper to evolve a rice-like appearance, researchers conclude.
Chinese Scientist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Rice-Smuggling Plot
Ashley Yeager | Apr 5, 2018 | 2 min read
The researcher stole genetically modified seeds and planned to give them to a crop research institute in China, the US Justice Department says.
Three Origins for Rice?
Karen Zusi | Nov 3, 2015 | 2 min read
Rice was domesticated three separate times across Asia, a new study suggests.
Judge Decides on GM Rice Retraction
Kerry Grens | Aug 3, 2015 | 2 min read
Ethical breaches in a study on the benefits of so-called “golden rice” lead to the paper being pulled from the literature.
How Rice Overcomes Arsenic
Kate Yandell | Oct 20, 2014 | 3 min read
Researchers have discovered a transporter protein in rice that sequesters arsenic in vacuoles, preventing the toxic element from traveling into grains.
Genome Digest
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Jul 28, 2014 | 5 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
Genome Digest
Tracy Vence | Jun 11, 2014 | 4 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
Plant Scourges
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | May 31, 2014 | 1 min read
A sampling of some of the most devastating crop pathogens
Mislabeled Microbes Cause Two Retractions
Ed Yong | Oct 10, 2013 | 5 min read
Two papers on plant immunity have been retracted, and questions remain about others with similar results.
GM Rice Could Fight Diarrhea
Kate Yandell | Aug 13, 2013 | 1 min read
A genetically modified strain of rice produces an antibody that helps mice fight off rotaviruses.
GM Rice Researchers Sacked
Dan Cossins | Dec 13, 2012 | 2 min read
An official investigation into a controversial GM rice study carried out with Chinese schoolchildren has resulted in the removal of three China-based researchers.
Genome Digest
Beth Marie Mole | Oct 14, 2012 | 3 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes