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Researchers identify gene that improves rice yields in poor soil

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A gene that raises rice yields by enhancing root growth and nutrient absorption in low quality soils has been identified in a species of rice in India and successfully introduced...

NIH backs Rice University study of delay in gene transcription networks

(Rice University) The National Institutes of Health support a Rice study to see how delays in gene transcription affect cellular processes.

The state of play: genetically modified rice

People often argue passionately for or against genetically modified (GM) crops. Rice Today’s aim here is not to take sides in a debate that has often generated more heat than light, but rather to lo...

Underground solution to starving rice plants

(International Rice Research Institute) Scientists have pinpointed a gene that enables rice plants to produce around 20 percent more grain by increasing uptake of phosphorus, an important, but limited...

Elevated cadmium levels in urine linked to liver disease

People with higher levels of cadmium in their urine appear to be nearly 3.5 times more likely to die of liver disease than those with lower levels, according to a study by Johns Hopkins scientists. Th...

Liver Disease An Increased Risk For Those With Elevated Cadmium Levels, Especially Men

People with higher levels of cadmium in their urine - evidence of chronic exposure to the heavy metal found in industrial emissions and tobacco smoke - appear to be nearly 3.5 times more likely to die...

Newly discovered rice-gene variant could improve taste, crop yields

Chinese researchers discovered a rice gene that could improve flavor and boost crop yields.  -More- 

Study: Cadmium and Lead Linked to Hearing Loss in U.S. Adults

Low levels of lead and cadmium may contribute to hearing loss, according to a large study of U.S. adults. Hearing loss was seen at metal concentrations common in the general population and below curre...

Heteroexpression of the wheat phytochelatin synthase gene (TaPCS1) in rice enhances cadmium sensitivity.

Phytochelatin synthase (PCS) (EC 2.3.2.15) catalyzes the final step of phytochelatins (PCs) biosynthesis. PCs are a family of cysteine-rich thiol-reactive and heavy metal-binding peptides that play an...

From the Cover: Gene limiting cadmium accumulation in rice.

Intake of toxic cadmium (Cd) from rice caused Itai-itai disease in the past and it is still a threat for human health. Therefore, control of the accumulation of Cd from soil is an important food-safet...

Assessment of homogeneity and minimum sample mass for cadmium analysis in powdered certified reference materials and real rice samples by solid sampling electrothermal vaporization atomic fluorescence spectrometry.

To optimize analytical quality controls of solid sampling electrothermal vaporization atomic fluorescence spectrometry (SS-ETV-AFS), the homogeneity (H(E)) of rice samples and their minimum sample mas...

Overexpression of the Qc-SNARE gene OsSYP71 enhances tolerance to oxidative stress and resistance to rice blast in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

OsSYP71 is an oxidative stress and rice blast response gene that encodes a Qc-SNARE protein in rice. Qc-SNARE proteins belong to the superfamily of SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor at...

Changes in Rice Allelopathy and Rhizosphere Microflora by Inhibiting Rice Phenylalanine Ammonia-lyase Gene Expression.

Gene expression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) in allelopathic rice PI312777 was inhibited by RNA interference (RNAi). Transgenic rice showed lower levels of PAL gene expression and PAL activity...