A new long-term study reveals alarming insights into the impact of climate change on the European beech (Fagus sylvatica), one of Europe's most widespread and ecologically important tree species ...

Asexual reproduction can have negative effects on genome evolution in stick insects Feb 25, 2022 Asexual reproduction usually leads to a lack of genetic diversity.

In collaboration with colleagues from international partner institutions, researchers at the University of Cologne have investigated the asexual reproduction of oribatid mites using genome ...

Chloroplasts in land plants have their own small circular DNA that is presumed to have originated from cyanobacteria-related endosymbionts, and the chloroplast genome is an attractive target to ...

The daytime and nighttime temperature ranges were 22–25°C and 18–22°C, respectively. After 4–6 weeks (five-leaf stage), the plants were used in an Agrobacterium GV3101-mediated transient ...