Road map for domesticating multi-genome rice using gene editing

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00589-9Having more than two sets of chromosomes can help plants to adapt and evolve, but generating new crops with this type of genome is challenging. A road map for doing just that has now been developed using wild rice.

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How a soft robot survived the deepest ocean on earth

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00605-yDeep-sea fish inspires robot that can withstand the crushing pressures of the Mariana trench

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Coronapod: COVID's origins and the 'lab leak' theory

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00599-7Where did the coronavirus come from?

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Mars arrivals and Etna eruption — February's best science images

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00485-2The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature's photo team.

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Mars arrivals and Etna eruption — February's best science images

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How a soft robot survived the deepest ocean on earth

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Road map for domesticating multi-genome rice using gene editing

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Coronapod: COVID's origins and the 'lab leak' theory

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Daily briefing: Glow-in-the-dark shark is biggest bioluminescent vertebrate

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Multitude of coronavirus variants found in the US — but the threat is unclear

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00564-4Ramped-up sequencing efforts are helping to identify mutations that might boost transmission or help a virus evade immune responses.

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