News and calendar of the Laboratory of Genetics
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Stress causes plant DNA to respond
- The grey mustard plant, a wild variant of cabbage, has an excellent photosynthesis function. René Boesten discovered this is due to the fact... -
New papers on Traditional Fermented Foods in Africa
- The consortium's in-depth research on preserving traditional fermented foods in Africa has led to its first scientific publications. This project... -
Notorious fungus Aspergillus fumigatus completely scrambles its genome after just one bout of sex
- Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have found that Aspergillus fumigatus produces more meiotic crossovers than any other... -
How can mushrooms live for hundreds of years without getting cancer?
- The risk of cancer increases with every cell division. As such, you would expect long-lived species like elephants to get cancer more often than... -
Wilde narcis: oer-Drentse ‘paosbloem’ staat op het spel
- De laatste plek waar de oer-Drentse ‘wilde narcis’ nog groeit in de vrije natuur is een beekdal bij Taarlo. Een groot DNA-onderzoek moet... -
Next level plant science in new NPEC lab
- With the completion of NPEC at the end of this month, plant research enters a new era. The era of automation and a lot of data. NPEC stands for... -
Seven Vidi grants for Wageningen scientists
- Why are some plants able to absorb large amounts of selenium? Do government agencies and public bodies deliver on their promises from the climate... -
Model study confirms potential of sustainable genetic population control of invasive alien species
- Gene drive technology, a form of genetic-biological engineering, offers a highly promising approach to biodiversity protection and pest management. A... -
Researchers discover how to improve zinc content in plants
- More than 2 billion people worldwide suffer from malnutrition. Not because they are getting too few calories, but because their food contains... -
Even bread mold sometimes follows a protectionist strategy
- It is known that colonies of some ant species can merge with each other to become one big super-colony. In fact, even individuals of some animals and...